"As Congress reconvened on Tuesday, activists gathered near the White House to protest against cuts to global HIV funding, calling attention to funds they say are being withheld illegally by the Trump administration despite being appropriated by Congress. The end of the fiscal year 2025 is 30 September, which means the majority of the withheld federal funds will disappear. The activists called for the release of the funding for programs such as Pepfar (the President's Emergency Plan for Aids Relief),"
"Millions have paused or ended taking the medications that either keep them from getting HIV or keep the virus from progressing and becoming infectious again. The funding is there. The global health programs that have been shuttered, Congress has funded them but OMB is not permitting it to be spent. They are impounding those funds, said Atul Gawande, the former assistant administrator for global health at USAID, who spoke at the protest. That is not legal."
Activists gathered near the White House to protest the Trump administration's withholding of congressionally appropriated global HIV funds, warning most withheld funds will vanish when the fiscal year ends 30 September 2025. They demanded release of funding for programs such as PEPFAR, credited with saving an estimated 26 million lives since 2003. Abrupt USAID cuts are estimated to have caused 450,000 deaths and led millions to pause or stop preventive or treatment medications. Protesters marched to the General Services Administration office, wore masks depicting OMB director Russell Vought, blocked traffic, and cited Atul Gawande's statement that impounding funds is illegal amid heightened security in Washington, DC.
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