[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 19]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 27190]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   NATIONAL LATINO AIDS AWARENESS DAY

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                         HON. CIRO D. RODRIGUEZ

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, October 15, 2007

  Mr. RODRIGUEZ. Madam Speaker, today I would like to recognize 
National Latino AIDS Awareness Day. Today marks the fifth consecutive 
year that the U.S. has acknowledged October 15th as National Latino 
AIDS Awareness Day. This day presents us with the important opportunity 
to remember that Latinos, who represent only 14 percent of the 
population, account for nearly 19 percent of all AIDS cases. Today 
there are approximately 200,000 Latinos living with AIDS in the U.S.
  Latinos make up the fastest growing minority population in the United 
States. Therefore, it is increasingly important that we work to achieve 
equality in treatment and ensure that Latinos who suffer from HIV and 
AIDS do not face barriers to care. National Latino AIDS Awareness Day 
serves both as a day of remembrance for those who are living with or 
have lost their lives to AIDS as well as a day to promote awareness of 
this disease among the Latino population.

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