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December 05, 2006
Democrats Begin to Flex Muscle?
Congressional Democrats are looking to overturn perhaps the most contentious part of President Bush’s global AIDS plan: The requirement that a third of prevention money be spent on abstinence programs. The Boston Globe reports that Rep. Barbara Lee, a Democratic leader on AIDS issues, is building support for striking the requirement. She's introduced legislation to do so, and will no doubt do so again when Congress convenes anew in January. The bill will serve as a barometer of support for the idea, since any actual changes will probably become part of a reauthorization of the law that is due next year. See how many cosponsors it attracts, and how far Democrats will go to pursue aims like this one now that they will wield the gavels.
Posted by Adam Graham-Silverman at December 5, 2006 03:02 AM