Representative John B. Larson

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December 1 is World AIDS Day. As a strong supporter of HIV/AIDS awareness, I wanted to share with you some information about what I am doing to alleviate this health problem that effects so many lives. I am particularly alarmed by the disproportionate effects this disease has globally on developing nations and on minority populations within our own country.

Locally, Connecticut faced a loss of $3 million in Ryan White CARE Act funding for 2007 because of the Health Resources and Services Association incorrectly interpreted provisions included in the 2006 Ryan White reauthorization legislation. I've worked with the Connecticut House delegation to prevent these drastic cuts from occurring.

Ryan White CARE Act Funding

7/20/07 - CT House Congressional Delegation Restores Ryan White HIV/AIDS Funding (Health)

5/22/07 - Larson Statement on Reduced Ryan White CARE Act Funds in Connecticut (Health)

4/13/07 - Connecticut Delegation Requests Supplemental HIV/AIDS Funding for Connecticut Cities (Health)

Letters Cosigned

3/16/07 - Requesting an appropriation of $610 million for the Minority AIDS Initiative in the Labor, HHS, Education Appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2008

4/27/07 - Requesting a funding level of at least $454 million for the Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) program in the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2008

Additional Resources

National Center for HIV, STD and TB Prevention

Health Resources and Services Administration HIV/AIDS Bureau

Department of Housing and Urban Development HIV/AIDS Housing

AIDS Funding for Federal Government Programs (Library of Congress)

AIDS: The Ryan White CARE Act (Library of Congress)

Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS