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That section on ending the AIDS epidemic was... brief. He plans to ask for money for it.
But, a good opportunity for the Dem House to pass something aimed at this goal and say the president asked for it. Who knows what you might get done in the appropriations process.
There are independent agencies like CDC and NIH with the right staffing to do good things with the right money. And you could usefully grant money to state health departments, too. But controlling HIV is also a positive effect of health insurance expansion, which Trump has fought
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