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AIDS Activists Heckle Obama at Fundraiser

HeadlineSep 23, 2010

President Obama was heckled at a Democratic Party fundraiser Wednesday over accusations his administration has underfunded the treatment and prevention of AIDS. The hecklers held up signs reading “Broken promises” and “No retreat, fund AIDS.”

President Obama: “We heard your point. And as I said before, we increased AIDS funding. Now, if you want to have a conversation later about how we can increase it even more, it’s a conversation I’m happy to have. But what I want to do is talk about what’s coming up. I want us to talk about what’s at stake in this election, because the people that potentially will take over, if we don’t focus on this election, I promise you, will cut AIDS funding, and they’ll cut every priority that you care about.”

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