Bush Budget Increases AIDS Funding by Nearly $1 Billion Despite War, Recession

Log Cabin Republican Press Release ^ | February 5, 2002 | Rich Tafel

[Double Eagle Sword of Justice]

President Bush's 2003 budget plan calls on Congress to increase federal HIV/AIDS funding by nearly $1 billion over the current year and protects vital HIV/AIDS care programs in the Ryan White CARE Act from cuts, despite a war and a recession.

"Our nation faces challenges today we could not have imagined before, with our nation under attack and a recession biting down on jobs in our communities, the President told Congress that we also must win the war on HIV/AIDS," Tafel said.

"Our nation faces challenges today we could not have imagined before, with our nation under attack and a recession biting down on jobs in our communities, the President told Congress that we also must win the war on HIV/AIDS," Tafel said.

Amidst widespread cuts in dozens of programs -- such as a $9 billion cut in transportation programs, a 15% reduction in Army Corps of Engineers projects, cuts of almost $1 billion in Labor Department training programs, a $300 million cut in Environmental Protection Agency programs identified as pork-barrel projects inserted by Congress last year -- the budget held the line on HIV/AIDS care, prevention and treatment and increased research and global programs.

"The fact that HIV/AIDS funding is at an all-time high in this budget while other agencies are being cut is a testament to the effective leadership of White House National AIDS Policy Director Scott Evertz and his team," Tafel said.

"With the unusual circumstances of job losses and attacks on our country, President Bush has protected AIDS programs and sent a message to Congress that the fight against AIDS at home and abroad must go on," Tafel said. "As Congress begins its appropriations work, we look forward to working with the Bush Administration and our coalition partners in reminding them that AIDS funding, particularly research and treatment access, is a fundamental priority."

Log Cabin Republicans is the nation's largest gay Republican organization, with state and local chapters nationwide, a full-time national office in Washington, D.C., and a federal political action committee.

[Hank Kerchief]

We were devastated again. Teens/young people of all sexual orientation are getting this disease in alarming numbers. They are teens and are more likely to screw around, especially before they have found a stable relationship. This is reality and it must be dealt with in a realistic manner. Concepts of abstenance are certainly productive, but will not protect those who have not been led to develop a sense of self control or already have and can spread it. There are other countries around the world that are facing virtual decimation of their people and country by this disease.

Why do you suppose this is not a problem in the "extremist" Muslim countries? Wouldn't have anything to do with their practices, would it? Are you opposed to smoking?

Hank

[David Lane]

"Teens/young people of all sexual orientation are getting this disease in alarming numbers."

This is a TOTAL MYTH as statistics from the CDC just published CLEARLY show. Only 4,061 teenagers have contracted AIDS (not become sick or died) in 21 years in the entire US.

That breaks down to 193 a year (in one six month period 35 people were murdered in a two block radius of Mac Arthur Park in Los Angeles).

As AIDS tests are meant to shown infection within a few days and teenagers are very sexually active this is very, very odd for a sexually transmitted disease. Every other STD has a very high infection rate among teenagers. AIDS is the only exception.

Myths like teenage AIDS are based on nothing whatsoever and are just hype to keep the funding.

View the statistics at: - http://www./aidsRC.org

[David Lane]

To check above figures: -

Source: - http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/stats.htm#exposure

[David Lane]

"Log Cabin Republicans is the nation's largest gay Republican organization, with state and local chapters nationwide, a full-time national office in Washington, D.C., and a federal political action committee."

How long will we permit these 'front' gay pressure groups extort billions of hard earned dollars from us?

Say NO to AIDS over funding - LOUD AND CLEAR!

[June131985]

it is proven that 50% of the people in america who have AIDS are female... so its not all Gays...

[Jean S]

Proven by whom? Do you have a source for that statement?