I rise in support of the conference report on S. 1. the bill to reauthorize the important programs funded by the National Institutes of Health. Frankly. Mr. Speaker. I have mixed feelings about the final version of this bill. On the one hand. the legislation authorizes generous levels of funding for a number of critical health Initiatives. particularly programs affecting women. On the other hand. the conference report leaves largely intact the language inserted by the Senate which codifies the ban on the admission into the United States of immigrants with the HIV virus. First. let me commend the gentleman from California. Chairman HENRY WAXMAN. on putting together a bill which makes enormous progress In several key areas.
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