Peter Welch: “a June 25 article in the New York Times captured, in a single headline, the disaster that the misguided policies of this…”

“a June 25 article in the New York Times captured, in a single headline, the disaster that the misguided policies of this White House are inflicting on the world's most vulnerable people. It also illustrates the immense damage this White House is causing to years of hard-won goodwill for the United States around the world. The title of the article, ``Promise of Victory Over H.I.V. Fades as U.S. Withdraws Support,'' says it all. The headline goes on to describe how, ``a new drug that gives almost complete protection against the virus was to be administered across Africa this year. Now, much of the funding for that effort is gone.'' I remember vividly, as do many of my colleagues, when President George W. Bush announced the PEPFAR program, a program that for the past 22 years has received enthusiastic bipartisan support, a program that has saved countless lives, a program that people and governments around the world have thanked the American people for.”