House panel gives Bush his request of $2.2 billion for AIDS overseas

[Judi Lynn]

House panel gives Bush his request of $2.2 billion for AIDS overseas

ALAN FRAM, Associated Press Writer
Wednesday, June 23, 2004
(06-23) 18:21 PDT WASHINGTON (AP) --

A House subcommittee voted Wednesday to give President Bush the full $2.2 billion he wants for battling AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria in poor countries overseas next year.

But underlining the budget pressures lawmakers are facing, the Republican-run panel opted to give Bush just half the $2.5 billion he proposed for aid to countries adopting democratic reforms.
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The panel's top Democrat, Rep. Nita Lowey, D-N.Y., said that considering budget pressures, she was satisfied with the AIDS funds.

The foreign aid measure, like most spending bills lawmakers are writing for the coming budget year, is under pressure as Bush and Congress siphon large increases to the military.
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http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2004/06/23/national2121EDT0771.DTL

[Liberal Veteran]

1. Um, we could use about 20 million in the US just to cover those waiting...

....for medication.

I have no problem with helping people overseas, but it seems wrong that a single person with HIV in the US has to do without life-extending medications while we are spending money overseas.

[lumpy]

2. Into which dictator's/born again's pocket is that 2.2 billion

going?

[kysrsoze]

3. So it's about 15% of what he promised, plus it covers TB and malaria

Then the Repukes cut it in half. I'm sure the miniscule amount going to AIDS assistance is some B.S. abstinence program. Fuckers!