[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 11]
[House]
[Pages 15779-15780]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    IN RECOGNITION OF WORLD AIDS DAY

  (Mr. PAYNE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. PAYNE. Mr. Speaker, I join my colleagues today in recognizing 
World AIDS Day. While great progress has been achieved nationally and 
globally, our fight against HIV/AIDS should only grow stronger. 
Globally, 6.8 million people are eligible for HIV treatment but don't 
have access. In the U.S., accessibility of treatment has significantly 
increased, but the rate of new HIV infections has only stabilized.
  So today, in recognition of World AIDS Day, I come first to remember 
the lives of the affected in my district, the country, and the world 
but also to reaffirm my commitment, on their behalf, to stand with 
those who have relentlessly forged progress, including my late 
predecessor and father, Donald M. Payne.

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  Today, I stand with the Nation and the world in international 
solidarity, committed to the fight against HIV/AIDS and ``Getting to 
Zero.''

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