Addressing Global AIDS Crisis |
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"We applaud Chairman Hyde's tenacious commitment and leadership in passing this important legislation to combat AIDS around the world," said Rich Tafel, executive director of Log Cabin Republicans. "We were proud to work with him on this legislation all year, and we applaud the leadership and support of Congressman Tom Lantos (D-CA), Congressman Jim Kolbe (R-AZ), Congressman Jim Leach (R-IA) and Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA), all of whom worked very hard to support this legislation." "We hope the Senate Democratic leadership also makes global AIDS a major priority and takes up this issue early next year," Tafel said. "The scourge of HIV/AIDS is one of the great moral challenges of our era, for it is one of the most compelling humanitarian and national security crises of modern times," Hyde said on the House floor before the vote. Hyde also praised the primary medical care work of the AIDS Healthcare Foundation in his opening remarks, stressing that he hoped that "successful treatment programs such as those carried out by the AIDS Healthcare Foundation will be replicated in developing countries."
On May 3 of this year, Chairman Hyde announced his intention to introduce this legislation and outlined his goals at the annual Log Cabin Republicans Congressional Briefing on Capitol Hill. The Committee held hearings and passed HR 2069 in June by a vote of 32-4. |