[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 13]
[House]
[Page 18425]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                             WORLD AIDS DAY

  (Mr. HIMES asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. HIMES. Madam Speaker, 25 million people dead around the world, 14 
million orphaned children on the continent of Africa alone. This is 
part of the toll that the human race has borne since the terrible 
scourge of HIV/AIDS began its deadly work a generation ago. Tomorrow, 
December 1, is World AIDS Day.
  I rise today to commemorate the millions of brothers, sisters, 
friends, and children that we've lost to this disease. I rise to 
commemorate the struggle of the 33 million people around the world who 
are living with this terrible disease today. And I rise to celebrate 
the new and real possibility that we could end AIDS in this generation.
  Madam Speaker, this government funded the PEPFAR fight which brought 
hope and health to millions of people around the world, and we have 
funded the research that allows us to say today that we could end AIDS.
  Madam Speaker, as we do the hard work of balancing our budget and 
governing this country, let's do what we need to do to end this disease 
and make sure that future World AIDS Days are all about celebration.

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