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United States. Executive Office of the President, Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, Week Ending Friday, July 18, 2008 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2008), 44:1000-1001
Statement on Senate Passage of Legislation To Reauthorize the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief,
July 16, 2008
I thank the Senate for the strong, bipartisan vote today to pass important, life-saving legislation reauthorizing the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). I appreciate the efforts of Majority Leader Reid, Senators Biden and Lugar, and all other Senators from both sides of the aisle who came together today to ensure that America’s generosity in battling HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other diseases around the globe will continue in a manner consistent with the program’s successful founding principles.
When we launched this program in 2003, about 50,000 people in sub-Saharan Africa were receiving antiretroviral treatment for HIV/AIDS. Today, PEPFAR supports life-saving antiretroviral treatment for more than 1.7 million people around the world. PEPFAR has also supported treatment and prevention programs that have helped HIV-positive women give birth to nearly 200,000 infants who are HIV-free. PEPFAR is thelargest international health initiative in history to fight a single disease.
Traveling in Africa earlier this year, Laura and I had our most recent opportunity to witness the effectiveness of this program. We were honored to see the doctors, nurses, and caregivers of all faiths working to save the lives of their fellow citizens. And we met the patients, including many children, who understand and appreciate America’s generosity.
With passage of today’s bill, we are one step closer to ensuring that this excellent program continues to help those in need. I encourage the full Congress to move quickly to send me final legislation that I can sign.
Chicago: George W. Bush, United States. Executive Office of the President, Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, Week Ending Friday, July 18, 2008 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2008), 44:1000-1001 in United States. Executive Office of the President, Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, Week Ending Friday, July 18, 2008 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2008), 44:1000-1001 Original Sources, accessed May 19, 2024, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=ACZTBB7B4LLITJN.
MLA: Bush, George W. United States. Executive Office of the President, Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, Week Ending Friday, July 18, 2008 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2008), 44:1000-1001, in United States. Executive Office of the President, Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, Week Ending Friday, July 18, 2008 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2008), 44:1000-1001, Original Sources. 19 May. 2024. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=ACZTBB7B4LLITJN.
Harvard: Bush, GW, United States. Executive Office of the President, Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, Week Ending Friday, July 18, 2008 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2008), 44:1000-1001. cited in , United States. Executive Office of the President, Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, Week Ending Friday, July 18, 2008 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2008), 44:1000-1001. Original Sources, retrieved 19 May 2024, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=ACZTBB7B4LLITJN.
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