Ryan White Program Extended Four Years

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HIV/AIDS Program approved by Congress and Obama Administration
 

October 31, 2009 – President Obama extended the Ryan White program for another four years. The program is the largest federal program that provides assistance to individuals living with HIV/AIDS. The Ryan White program was first enacted in 1990.

"We can’t give Ryan White back to Jeanne, back to his mom. But what we can do –  what the legislation that I’m about to sign has done for nearly 20 years – is honor the courage that he and his family showed," Obama continued,