Pappas Statement on Trump Administration Halting Funding for Global HIV/AIDS Treatment

January 28, 2025 Press Release Today Congressman Chris Pappas released the following statement regarding the Trump Administration’s funding freeze of the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, or PEPFAR. A widely bipartisan program started by President George W. Bush, PEPFAR has supported antiretroviral treatment for nearly 20.5 million people. “PEPFAR has provided lifesaving HIV/AIDS treatment for 20 million people over the last two decades. Stopping this program would have disastrous, deadly consequences for people across the globe, and I urge President Trump to reverse this decision and continue providing funding for HIV/AIDS treatment. Halting this program, which has wide, bipartisan support, is cruel and irresponsible.”