[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 50 (Tuesday, April 1, 2008)]
[House]
[Page H1831]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 CAUTIOUS SUPPORT FOR THE UNITED STATES GLOBAL LEADERSHIP AGAINST HIV/
        AIDS, TUBERCULOSIS, MALARIA REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2008

  (Mr. PENCE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PENCE. Madam Speaker, HIV/AIDS is a pandemic that has affected 
more than 60 million people worldwide. Today, 70 percent of the people 
in the world who are afflicted with HIV/AIDS reside in Africa. Thanks 
to the leadership of President George W. Bush and bipartisan leadership 
here in Congress, tomorrow we will consider the Lantos-Hyde United 
States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS bill.
  The Bible tells us to whom much is given, much is expected. I believe 
we have a moral obligation to rise to this global crisis. Because the 
United States can render timely assistance, I believe that we must. But 
it is imperative that we not only send our resources, but we also send 
them in a manner that is consistent with our values.
  It is my hope, Madam Speaker, that when the bill comes tomorrow, it 
will preserve the careful balance between American resources and 
American values that we forged in the Foreign Affairs Committee. We 
cannot permit PEPFAR to become a mega-funding pool for organizations 
that are anathema to millions of Americans.
  I urge the Speaker and the Rules Committee today, preserve the 
careful bipartisan balance in PEPFAR and bring that compromise to the 
floor.

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