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Sheila Jackson Lee: “I rise to offer this amendment to H.R. 2606, to increase funding by $25 million and direct this funding to address the…”

On the recordJuly 29, 1999
I rise to offer this amendment to H.R. 2606, to increase funding by $25 million and direct this funding to address the issue of HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa.
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Sheila Jackson Lee
Democratic · Texas
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congress.gov
Jul 29, 1999

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Proposal to increase funding for HIV/AIDS prevention in Africa.

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