[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 207 (Wednesday, December 1, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1291-E1292]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        CELEBRATING THE WALL LAS MEMORIAS REDEDICATION CEREMONY

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                            HON. JIMMY GOMEZ

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, December 1, 2021

  Mr. GOMEZ. Madam Speaker, I am here today to honor The Wall Las 
Memorias, a community health organization in California's 34th 
congressional district that is dedicated to serving Latino, LGBTQ+, and 
other underserved residents.
  This World AIDS Day, The Wall Las Memorias will rededicate their AIDS 
Monument to commemorate 40 years of the HIV

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epidemic and to celebrate the monument's renovation, which includes the 
addition of more than 1,000 new names of community members we have lost 
to AIDS.
  The Wall Las Memorias AIDS Monument is the only publicly funded AIDS 
monument in the country. Its rededication marks a momentous occasion in 
my district, honoring the community members we lost to the HIV epidemic 
and highlighting the efforts of those who have fought to end it.
  Today, we stand with our local and international community and show 
our support to the people living with HIV. It is estimated that over 38 
million people worldwide are living with the virus, which means that 
there is still work to be done to advance awareness, prevention, 
inclusion, and equity to ensure better health for all people affected 
by HIV and AIDS.
  I would like to thank The Wall Las Memorias Project for rededicating 
this monument on World AIDS Day as well as providing resources and 
support to those that are disproportionately affected by the virus.
  Let us continue to remember those we have lost to AIDS and support 
those currently living with HIV. May our community find comfort in 
celebrating life on World AIDS Day.

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