In the broadest context of AIDS health care services. this amendment would upset that delicate balance." Or then we have a message from NAPWA. NAPWA is the National Association of People With AIDS. It does not represent groups. it represents individuals. and it opposes the amendment by saying. "While new resources are desperately needed for the ADAP program. we should not have it at the expense of the needs of refugees or even the needs of the Federal agency that has to administer these funds." Or the National Organization Responding to AIDS. NORA. NORA is a coalition of over 175 health. labor. religious. professional. and advocacy groups which collectively represent the broadest possible consensus of issues concerning HIV and AIDS policy legislation and funding. NORA opposes the amendment by saying. again. "Although additional funding for ADAP is certainly needed. the offsets would come from other public health programs. such as health care for the homeless. migrant health centers and other health programs which serve vulnerable populations. The additional offsets from administrative and policy research accounts help ensure that scarce Federal resources are spent effectively. and they should not be kept back." The organizations that daytoday work with people with HIV/AIDS urge prevention programs advocate for more research and certainly advocate for more funding for the ADAP program. and all oppose the amendment of the gentleman from Oklahoma. I certainly welcome the opportunity to put forth on this floor at any chance we get. the fact that there is need for more funds or for ADAP. and certainly in conference and certainly at the end of the day we should have more funding. but not at the expense of womens health and not at the expense of minority health.
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