[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 5871]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                                HIV/AIDS

  (Mr. CLARKE of Michigan asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CLARKE of Michigan. Madam Speaker, I ask this Congress to address 
a grave public health crisis facing not only my district but my 
country.
  Too many of our young people are dying. Many high school students in 
metro Detroit, the area that I represent, many of whom are African 
American, are being hit by an epidemic of HIV/AIDS.
  I urge this Congress to support a piece of legislation sponsored by 
the National Black Clergy for the Elimination of HIV/AIDS to address 
this issue, save the lives of our young people, and provide them with 
hope for a promising future.

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