[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 98 (Wednesday, June 12, 2019)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Page E755] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] IMPORTANCE OF FUNDING HIV/AIDS RESEARCH ______ HON. DAVID B. McKINLEY of west virginia in the house of representatives Wednesday, June 12, 2019 Mr. McKINLEY. Madam Speaker, as a member of the Congressional HIV/ AIDS Caucus, I rise today in support of provisions of the Labor-H Appropriations bill which would fund President Trump's initiative to end HIV/AIDS by the year 2030. Our nation is facing a continuing HIV crisis which has made its way into all of our communities and has destroyed the lives of too many of our constituents. Significant progress has been made in the fight against HIV/AIDS over the past several decades, but the CDC reports that over one million Americans still struggle with this terrible disease. In 2019, this is simply unacceptable. The Labor-H Appropriations bill being voted on today includes many controversial matters which are sure to guarantee it is dead on arrival in the Senate. Despite this fact, the HIV/AIDS provisions enjoy broad bipartisan support. It is my wish that we could come together as one body to pass beneficial, bipartisan provisions which would make all Americans better off. We cannot set this issue to rest until HIV has been fully eradicated from the United States. The administration has made this issue a priority and it is about time Congress follows suit. Many of us have known family, friends, or constituents who suffer from this abominable disease. We owe it to all of them to put aside our partisan differences and fund the initiative to eradicate HIV/AIDS from the United States by 2030. ____________________