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Why the Congressional HIV/AIDS Caucus Needs to Rise Above Partisanship


By ADAP Advocacy Association on Aug 22nd, 2011 at 9:15 am in Healthcare

The U.S. House of Representatives recently filed paperwork to form the bipartisan Congressional HIV/AIDS Caucus ((formerly the Congressional Task Force on International HIV/AIDS) ). The Caucus is being spearheaded by Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA), Rep. Jim McDermott (D-WA) and Rep. Trent Franks (R-AZ) "to examine methods by which the United States can maintain global leadership in the response to the epidemic." During the August recess, Members of Congress need to hear from their constituents (YOU) about why it is important that they join the Caucus...especially Republican lawmakers.

Not simply because the Republicans control the majority in the U.S. House of Representatives, but more importantly because HIV/AIDS is NOT a partisan issue. Since the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) doesn't ask people it is about to infect about their political party affiliation, it is incumbent upon our elected officials to combat HIV using the very same standard. Partisanship needs to be left out of the equation altogether.

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http://adapadvocacyassociation.blogspot.com/2011/08/why-house-hivaids-caucus-needs-to-rise.html


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Mr. Silence Dogood on Aug 24th, 2011 at 8:59 am

Thanks for sharing. Is this caucus planning on being open and transparent during the process? Or just going to release information after it has been fully decided and in stone without feedback from relevant stakeholders?




ADAP Advocacy Association on Aug 24th, 2011 at 11:07 am

I'm not sure about how the Caucus will work...typically Caucuses are designed to foster Member-to-Member interactions, and not for the general public. That said, often times they do hold public events.




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