Senate OK’s Increase In PEPFAR
July 17, 2008 – 9:03 am
Yesterday members of the Senate voted 80-16 to triple the amount of funding allocated for the President’s Emergency Plan For AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) which was set to expire this year. This increase, which passed through the House back in April, will likely save millions of lives over the next five years, as well as improve relations with the new generation of leaders in Africa. Of the $50 billion ($10 per year for 5 years) approved, nearly $40 billion will go towards fighting AIDS with the rest being divided among malaria, turberculosis, and various health and water improvements for American Indians as well.
We applaud Congress for working together across party lines to pass this historic bill and we look forward to seeing more of it in the future.
-JH
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