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Compiled by GayToday
Washington, D.C.--U.S. Congress' move on December 15 to increase federal funding
in FY2001 for HIV/AIDS programs, including the Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS
Resources Emergency Act, is being applauded, with reservations,
by the Human Rights Campaign.
The Senate and House approved late Friday a broad appropriations bill to fund the federal departments of labor, health and human services, and education and their programs. "While we praise the additional funding for HIV/AIDS programs, particularly the largest increase for prevention in recent years, our country still lacks enough resources to stop the spread of the epidemic. This is especially of concern among young people and in communities of color," said HRC Political Director Winnie Stachelberg. Before the November elections, Congress and the Clinton administration agreed to fund the three departments and their programs at $113.8 billion.
In the final version, funding for the Ryan What CARE Act rose to $1.808 billion, an increase of $213 from last year. In addition, funding for prevention activities at the Centers for Disease and Control and Prevention rose to $758 million, an increase of $63 million from last year. 
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