Ileana Ros-Lehtinen: “I am proud the State Department under Secretary Kerry is continuing to expand and develop its work in this important…”

The United States must continue to lead the global response to HIV/AIDS.

In 2014, we supported a resolution that this committee passed--Jim McGovern's House Resolution 418, which called for an end to persecution.

It's important to note Ranking Member Engel's BURMA Act, which still needs to be passed and that aims to impose additional sanctions.

I am proud to yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Conaway), the chairman of the Committee on Agriculture and the author of this measure.