[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 75 (Wednesday, May 7, 2008)]
[House]
[Page H3114]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                         WORLD AIDS ORPHANS DAY

  (Ms. LEE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. LEE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize World AIDS Orphans 
Day, which is commemorated every year on May 7.
  Over 15 million children have already lost one or both of their 
parents to HIV and AIDS, 12 million of which live in Sub-Saharan 
Africa. By 2010, there could be 20 million children.
  Children who have been orphaned by HIV and AIDS of course are left 
without food, shelter, education or protection. Three years ago, we 
enacted legislation that I authored with Chairman Henry Hyde to better 
focus and coordinate our foreign assistance programs to address the 
unique needs of these children. Last month, the House passed 
legislation named after two great men who love children, former 
Chairman Tom Lantos and Chairman Henry Hyde, to reauthorize and provide 
$50 billion for our global HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria programs, 
and to allocate 10 percent of global AIDS funding to meet the needs of 
AIDS orphans.
  Today, on World AIDS Orphans Day, I urge my colleagues in the other 
body to take the next step and to pass this important bill. Together we 
can create a brighter, safer and more secure future for the world's 
children.

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