William H. Frist said "I know of no more heartbreaking tragedy in the world today than the loss of so many young people to a virus that could be stopped if we simply provided more resources. The Helms-Frist amendment provides those resources, focusing on mother-to-child transmission where we know we will have a measurable impact in saving lives. The American public shares the desire to help our fellow men and women across the world. It is a moral imperative of saving innocent lives. We live in a world where drug resistant strains of AIDS, of malaria, and of tuberculosis, all of which are addressed in this Global Fund, are really one economy airline seat away from our shores. There are many reasons for us to fight this fight. It will take more resources." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordJune 6, 2002

I know of no more heartbreaking tragedy in the world today than the loss of so many young people to a virus that could be stopped if we simply provided more resources. The Helms-Frist amendment provides those resources, focusing on mother-to-child transmission where we know we will have a measurable impact in saving lives. The American public shares the desire to help our fellow men and women across the world. It is a moral imperative of saving innocent lives. We live in a world where drug resistant strains of AIDS, of malaria, and of tuberculosis, all of which are addressed in this Global Fund, are really one economy airline seat away from our shores. There are many reasons for us to fight this fight. It will take more resources.

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William H. Frist

Tennessee

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Editor's note · Context

Discussing the Helms-Frist amendment and the global AIDS pandemic.

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