[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 15779]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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                             WORLD AIDS DAY

  (Ms. SCHAKOWSKY asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Ms. SCHAKOWSKY. Today, World AIDS Day, provides the opportunity to 
celebrate the gains made in the prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS.
  People living with HIV can now experience long and productive lives. 
Advancements in prevention have led to a turning point--the 
possibility, as Secretary Clinton said--of an AIDS-free generation.
  However, cuts in funding to international and domestic programs could 
very well turn back the clock. We must take action now to avoid the 
looming threat to more than 1 million Americans, including more than 
4,000 in my own district in Illinois who are living with HIV/AIDS. They 
cannot afford the $538 million in sequestration cuts that would affect 
our HIV/AIDS programs; 15,708 people cannot afford to lose access to 
crucial lifesaving drugs. So let's stop these cuts and move forward 
towards an end to this epidemic.

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