washington u.s. president barack obama invite congressional leaders white house monday attempt break deadlocks government spend plan fund fight zika virus congress must pass temporary spend bill sept. 30 much federal government shut deadline approach obama set meet house representatives speaker paul ryan senate majority leader mitch mcconnell republicans senate democratic leader harry reid house counterpart nancy pelosi also present white house congressional officials say friday particular urgency program fight zika virus run money u.s. center disease control prevention director tom frieden tell reporters frieden also note virus cause severe birth defect would pose threat well 2017 zika likely become endemic hemisphere tell reporters congressional leaders consider attach much 1.1 billion zika spend bill temporarily fund government 2017 fiscal year begin oct. 1. congress yet approve individual appropriations bill fund government fiscal 2017. spend approve end september much government would shut house republican leaders consider senate republican proposal extend current government spend level dec. house appropriations committee chairman hal rogers republican tell reporters rogers say want package include fund combat zika negotiate thursday pelosi call temporary fund measure would include full year fund combat zika february obama ask congress approve 1.9 billion emergency fund deal zika since political party back 1.1 billion fight side issue relate abortion divide one big controversies involve democrats opposition republican-proposed language democrats say would prevent zika fund abortion providers like plan parenthood mainly puerto rico spend bill expire december would provide time autumn lawmakers negotiate spend level rest fiscal 2017. house conservatives oppose idea prefer leave decisions next president new congress take office january obama meet u.s. congress leaders monday spend