Over 30 HIV activists and former foreign aid workers staged a 'die-in' protest at the Cannon House Office Building, denouncing the Trump administration's cuts to foreign aid, particularly impacting lifesaving HIV treatment. Twenty-one protesters were arrested while chanting slogans demanding Congress to respond to what they view as an 'attack on humanitarian assistance.' This demonstration marks one month since the administration's halt of crucial funding, which activists argue is illegal and detrimental to global health efforts linked to the President’s Emergency Program for AIDS Relief.
"This demonstration marked the one month anniversary of President Trump's controversial stop-work order that froze humanitarian assistance, an action activists described as both deadly and illegal."
"What we are demanding of Congress is that they stop behaving like doormats in the face of this attack on humanitarian assistance that truly is highly effective and lifesaving."
"As we rally to protest, it's crucial to highlight the extraordinary and irreversible harm that will come from the continued suspension of funding for critical health programs."
"The closing of USAID has also halted payments to providers working with the President's Emergency Program for AIDS Relief, severely impacting HIV treatment efforts worldwide."
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