[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 125 (Friday, September 29, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1970]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        RYAN WHITE HIV/AIDS TREATMENT MODERNIZATION ACT OF 2006

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                               speech of

                        HON. CAROLYN B. MALONEY

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 28, 2006

  Mrs. MALONEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to H.R. 6143, Ryan 
White HIV/AIDS Treatment Modernization Act of 2006. While I fully 
support this program and believe we must do everything we can to assist 
those living with and affected by HIV/AIDS, H.R. 6143 will destabilize 
established systems of care and will be devastating for New York. While 
the HIV/AIDS epidemic has expanded, more than \1/2\ of all people 
living with AIDS in the United States reside in just 5 States: New 
York, California, Florida, Texas, and New Jersey. Under this bill's 
flawed formula, 3 of the highest prevalence States, including New York, 
will lose significant funding. New York City predicts a possible $17.8 
million loss in the first year of implementation of this bill and 
potential increasing losses in each of the remaining 4 years of the 
reauthorization. In total, New York State expects losses of up to $78 
million in the first 4 years of reauthorization. Of course, New York is 
not opposed to other regions of the country receiving more funding, but 
it should not be at the expense of New York. Instead, we should 
increase the authorization of appropriations for the program so that we 
do not pit states against each other.
  I urge my colleagues to vote against this bill so that the Committee 
can find a compromise that will not result in reduced funds far anyone 
State.

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