[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 140 (Friday, September 30, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: September 30, 1994]
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  THE RYAN WHITE COMPREHENSIVE AIDS RESOURCES EMERGENCY [CARE] ACT OF 
                                  1990

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                        HON. JAMES C. GREENWOOD

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, September 30, 1994

  Mr. GREENWOOD. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to join Chairman Waxman and 
Dingell in introducing the Ryan White CARE Reauthorization Act of 1994. 
The act has served as an integral component of comprehensive medical 
and support services for thousands of individuals afflicted with human 
immunodeficiency virus [HIV] and acquired immune deficiency syndrome 
[AIDS] across the United States. this four part Federal grant program 
provides assistance for the treatment and treatment-related services 
for individuals and families with HIV disease.
  The number of men, women and children affected with AIDS/HIV has 
reached epidemic proportions. It is estimated that between 800,000 to 
1.2 million individuals in the United States are infected with HIV. The 
HIV virus has become the leading cause of death among males aged 25 to 
44 and the fourth leading cause among women of the same age group. One 
American becomes infected with HIV every 15 minutes. The most 
staggering figure is that over 45,600 children will be orphaned as a 
result of the HIV/AIDs epidemic by 1995, with this figure rising to 
more than 80,000 by the year 2000. Truly, we need to reach out to the 
communities and the families whose entire lives are being consumed by 
this disease.
  Ryan White programs have offered much needed hope and care to these 
afflicted communities. The act has enabled a wide variety of 
organizations to provide long-term security and services to the 
individuals facing this devastating illness. Clearly, the Ryan White 
CARE Act has raised the level of care given to individuals and 
communities living with HIV and AIDS throughout America. I join my 
colleagues in reaffirming our support for this important program.

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