Lawmakers push Trump to roll back HIV/AIDS cuts

Legislators are calling for President Donald Trump to halt his proposed cuts to HIV/AIDS programs less than a month after six members of President Trump’s HIV/AIDS advisory council resigned in protest of the cuts, according to STAT.

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Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., and Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, D-Fla., co-chairs of the Congressional HIV/AIDS Caucus, sent a letter to Mr. Trump last week imploring him to maintain funding for programs while also renewing commitment to their cause by announcing a national HIV/AIDS policy director.

Mr. Trump’s proposed budget includes $186 million in cuts to the CDC’s HIV/AIDS prevention programs.

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