Political Quotes

“in 2003, Congress responded to President Bush's call for action by creating the Global HIV/AIDS Program. The goal of that program was to confront the crisis which has killed more than 30 million Africans since 1982. Thousands are dying every day. About 5,000 are dying every day in Africa--every day, weekends, no holidays off. This strongly bipartisan effort to create this legislation has already helped tens of millions of Africans affected by HIV/AIDS. It has been 5 years since we passed that legislation, and now it is time to reauthorize the Global HIV/AIDS Program. This program was started with bipartisan support, and that support remains today. The House of Representatives passed the reauthorization on a strong bipartisan vote. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee also passed the bill with broad bipartisan support. This legislation has the strong support of Senate Democrats, most of the Senate Republicans, and President Bush. Unfortunately, as happens often, the legislation has been blocked by a small group of Republican Senators who have placed a hold on this legislation, preventing us from moving forward.”