Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I further ask unanimous consent that the preamble be agreed to, the motions to reconsider be made and laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate, and that any statements relating to this matter be printed in the Record. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The preamble was agreed to. The resolution (S. 532), with its preamble, reads as follows: Whereas, according to UNAIDS, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, there are approximately 33,400,000 people living with HIV worldwide, and nearly 30,000,000 people have died of AIDS since the first cases were reported in 1981; Whereas, in the United States, more than 1,000,000 people are living with HIV and approximately 50,000 people become newly infected with the virus each year; Whereas, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1 in 5 individuals living with HIV is unaware of the infection, underscoring the need for greater education about HIV/AIDS and access to testing; Whereas societal stigma remains a significant challenge to addressing HIV/AIDS; Whereas the United States is heavily engaged in both international and domestic efforts to address the HIV/AIDS pandemic, including-- (1) the United States President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (commonly known as ``PEPFAR''); (2) the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria; (3) title XXIV of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.…”