Global AIDS program revived in government spending package as other health riders fall off
Lawmakers have agreed to renew a key global AIDS relief program for one more year as part of the government’s spending package that must earn passage by Friday to prevent a government shutdown. But the reauthorization falls short of the typical five-year timeline for the program.
The program, called the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, was first established in 2003 under President George W. Bush, and has largely maintained bipartisan support over the years. But that changed when lawmakers failed to reauthorize the program this past fall over concerns from Republicans that global organizations receiving funding were promoting abortion.
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