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Compiled By GayToday
Washington, D.C.--The House passed the Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources
Emergency Act by voice vote early yesterday in support of its five-year
reauthorization. The Human Rights Campaign lauded House lawmakers for the
move and urged the House and Senate to move steadily toward reconciling
their differences on the legislation before it reaches President Clinton's
desk for approval.
"We are pleased by the efforts in the House and are looking forward to working with Congress and the Administration to win final approval for this key legislation before the 106th Congress adjourns," said HRC Political Director Winnie Stachelberg. Reps. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., and Henry Waxman, D-Calif., introduced the Ryan White CARE Act Amendments of 2000 on July 13. After holding a hearing on the legislation, the House Commerce Committee moved swiftly to consider the bill and recommended its passage. Among other provisions, the legislation reauthorizes the CARE Act for five more years and retains its multi-title structure, allowing resources to be targeted to those areas hardest hit by the epidemic.
It also supports the AIDS Drug Assistance Program, which has provided drug therapies to uninsured and underinsured people with HIV/AIDS, thereby lowering the HIV/AIDS death rate to its lowest point in nearly a decade. |
