Call Your Representative NOW to Defeat Syringe Exchange Amendment! Take Action

Amendment to Ban Federal Syringe Exchange Funding on House Floor

From AIDS Action Council: ALL HANDS ON DECK! CALL YOUR REPRESENTATIVES IMMEDIATELY Defeat Amendment Against Syringe Exchange on the House Floor A House amendment to the Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations bill is scheduled for floor debate, and will take place today, July 24th. Yesterday, the Rules Committee permitted an amendment by Representative Mark Souder (R-IN) which prohibits HHS funding for programs which distribute sterile needles or syringes for hypodermic injection of any illegal drug to be voted on. If this amendment passes it will almost certainly ban federal funding of syringe exchange in the U.S. and may disrupt current syringe exchange operations. Syringe exchange saves lives!

This destructive amendment must be defeated NOW! Take immediate action by clicking on the "Take Action" link to prevent the defeat of syringe exchange programs. Thank you for sending messages, but the time to call your Representatives is NOW! Members on the list below absolutely must hear from their constituents, however all Representatives need to be reached. So, please CALL, CALL, CALL and forward this alert your friends, family, and everyone you know!

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