[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 15]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 20655]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                REGARDING HIV/AIDS AND AFRICAN AMERICANS

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                       HON. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 27, 2006

  Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I rise today on the 
crisis of HIV/AIDS among African Americans.
  There are currently more than 68,000 Texans living with the disease.
  Americans should be reminded that HIV/AIDS does not discriminate when 
it comes to who can catch the disease. In fact, HIV is taking a 
devastating and disproportionate toll on people of color.
  Among women living with HIV in Texas in 2005: 19 percent are White, 
18 percent are Hispanic, and over 60 percent are African American.
  The Congressional Black Caucus will continue to lead the HIV/AIDS 
fight in Congress and support programs that are making progress against 
this devastating disease.
  We can and must all do more. Governments, corporations, foundations, 
religious groups and private citizens must unite to win the war on 
AIDS.
  There is no other moral or practical choice.

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