US Senate committee approves USD 50 bn global AIDS bill

[OhioChick]

Source: Times of India

14 Mar 2008, 0612 hrs IST

WASHINGTON: The US Senate Foreign Relations Committee has approved the spending of USD 50 billion over the next five years to combat the health crises posed by AIDS and other diseases in Africa and elsewhere in the world.

The 18-3 committee vote comes two weeks after the House Foreign Affairs Committee endorsed a similar bill.

President George W Bush, chief advocate of the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief that began five years ago, backed the House bill and the legislation appears to be on course to becoming one of the few major achievements of Congress in a highly partisan election year.

The Senate bill was jointly introduced by committee chairman Sen Joseph Biden, a Democrat, and top Republican Richard Lugar along with two other members on Wednesday.


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[VP505]

1. Wonderful, late in his Presidency Bu$h finally

finds something decent he can accomplish. Then comes the other side of it, do they really have the money to fund this or will the program fizzle out after he leaves office because there is no money when the real cost of his occupation comes to light. Once again making America look bad for not following through with a promise?

[kimmylavin]

2. Not America, vpilot...

The Democratic president.
Making the Democratic president look bad.

Its all in the playbook...

[physioex]

3. I am too lazy to read this article....

But I would never trust those "faith based" mf'ers. Are they going to tie the hands of people from teaching and providing condoms?. Are they going to teach "abstinance" programs?

[khaos]

4. they're going to spend it on programs that..

add the virus to flu vaccines and infect millions.