[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 31, Number 30 (Monday, July 31, 1995)]
[Pages 1318-1319]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Statement on Senate Action on the Reauthorization of the Ryan White CARE 
Act

July 27, 1995

    I am very pleased to see the Senate moving ahead in a strong 
bipartisan manner on approval of the reauthorization of the Ryan White 
CARE Act. This vital program provides primary care to hundreds of 
thousands of Americans living with HIV and AIDS. As I said in a letter 
to Majority Leader Dole and Speaker Gingrich, it is imperative that we 
move quickly to approve this important

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legislation. Senator Kassebaum deserves high praise for her important 
leadership on this issue and, in particular, her work to protect the 
lives of newborn infants from HIV.