Sherrod Brown: “Mr. Speaker, I am pleased we are considering final passage of this global AIDS legislation. Last year, almost 3 million…”

“Mr. Speaker, I am pleased we are considering final passage of this global AIDS legislation. Last year, almost 3 million people died of AIDS, 2 million died of tuberculosis, and 1 million died of malaria. In this bill, we are responding to this pandemic on a scale that can absolutely make a difference in saving hundreds of thousands, perhaps millions, of lives. This bill recognizes that the intersection of AIDS and tuberculosis is like the perfect storm, causing the most devastating epidemic since the bubonic plague of the 14th century where 20 million people died. Already, 25 million around the world have died of AIDS, 42 million people are infected with HIV/AIDS, and 1,100 people every day in India die of tuberculosis.”