[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 13]
[House]
[Page 18474]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      COMMEMORATING WORLD AIDS DAY

  (Ms. BASS of California asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Ms. BASS of California. Mr. Speaker, every 9 minutes and 30 seconds 
someone is infected with HIV in the United States. Today, 34 million 
people worldwide live with HIV, and of those infected, 60 percent do 
not know they are positive. These staggering facts demand that we 
strengthen our efforts to prevent the spread of this life-threatening 
disease.
  Tomorrow, December 1, we will recognize World AIDS Day. World AIDS 
Day is an opportunity to take action and invigorate the global movement 
to ultimately halt the spread of HIV. Emphasizing the importance of 
ending this three-decade fight, this year's World AIDS Day theme is 
``Getting to Zero.'' Zero new infections, zero discrimination, zero 
AIDS-related deaths.
  In observance, starting at midnight, I will hold a 24-hour ``tweet-
blast'' where every hour I will tweet facts about HIV/AIDS and ways 
everyone can get involved to help end this disease. I invite all of you 
to join me in this conversation on Twitter at Rep Karen Bass.

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