Pete Sessions: “I would like to share a few comments about the DeWine-Durbin amendment. It is well meaning. It is dealing with a…”

“I would like to share a few comments about the DeWine-Durbin amendment. It is well meaning. It is dealing with a critical subject that I am particularly interested in: the spread of AIDS in Africa. I think we can do better in a lot of ways about how to confront that issue. I appreciate Senator McConnell and Senator Leahy today agreeing to an amendment that I proposed to deal with the medical transmission of AIDS. But I would just say a couple of things here. We are moving to a historic increase in the amount of money we are spending for AIDS. The $15 billion we have approved is quite a significant increase in this important effort throughout the world, particularly in Africa. If this amendment is passed, it would add another $289 million to the $2 billion that was requested by the President.”