Statement of Acting Chairman Howard L. Berman on the committee markup of the Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Reauthorization Act (H.R. 5501)

Statement of Acting Chairman Howard L. Berman on the committee markup of the Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Reauthorization Act (H.R. 5501)

Five years ago, President Bush displayed extraordinary leadership in proposing that the United States spend 15 billion dollars over five years to combat the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Republicans and Democrats have many differences over foreign policy, but on this issue, we...