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Senator Murray's Statement on Passage of Bill to Combat Global AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria

Statement

Date: July 16, 2008
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Foreign Aid Foreign Affairs Health and Health Care


Senator Murray's Statement on Passage of Bill to Combat Global AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria

Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) issued the following statement after she helped pass the Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008. The bill passed the Senate by a vote of 80-16.

"Today we have taken a major step forward in combating global health threats in the developing world. By renewing and strengthening legislation that has already saved countless lives in sub-Saharan Africa and throughout the world, America is again showing leadership in combating global health threats.

"This bill will provide life-saving drugs, expand prevention efforts, and provide for the millions of orphans and vulnerable children whose families have been decimated by these diseases. It also puts an end to a discriminatory and senseless policy that bans those with HIV/AIDS from entering our borders.

"By providing this funding for some of the world's most vulnerable people, America is renewing its moral commitment to care for our global community."


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