today through pepfar, the u.s. is supporting 14 million people with life-saving treatment which helps stabilize societies and which shrinks the pool of new infections. over 85 million people have received voluntary testing and counseling. while over two million babies, born to h.i.v.-positive mothers, have been born aids-free. and by strategically targeting resources and holding partners accountable, pepfar has helped reduce new infections among the most vulnerable groups, particularly young women and adolescent girls, and it has done so by as much as 40%. just last month, i returned to southern africa and witnessed the impact of pepfar for myself. parents are surviving, the workforce is recovery, the health systems are becoming stronger. this is tremendous progress of which we all should be extremely proud. but now is not the time for retreat. there remains more to be done. the pepfar extension act of 2018 provides the framework for pepfar's continued success while addressing new challenges. among other improvemen

, he wanted pepfar, we have pepfar, issues that related to tax policies that gave refundabilities toward people in our country. the list goes on and on. i would expect nothing less than that from this president of the united states. we are a co-equal branch of government. power stems from the vote of the member os they have house of representatives. i think that the president will be respectful of that. >> you've been a leader for a long time. what was different about the vote this time? ms. pelosi: this is all the same. i've always had an opponent. not always an opponent but opposition, today it didn't materialize as an opponent. every congress i spend a lot of time listening to members. new members and members who are returning. to hear what their prospects are for the future. so when people said, you're so busy, i said no busier than ever because every congress i listen, learn, we incorporate, we are invigorated by new members coming in, and new thinking of our members. this was no different than any ever before. it is different in that we have an historic freshman class by dint of th

in the 15 years since pepfar was passed, over 2.4 million babies have been born h.i.v. free and over 14.6 million people have been supported with anti-retroviral treatment. we cannot let these numbers lull us into complacency. the theme of this year's world aids day is know your status. more than 9.4 million people living with h.i.v. around the world do not know their status. in the united states more than 1.1 million people in the u.s. are living with h.i.v. 14%, mind you, of whom do not know their status. we know that tens of millions of people in the united states and around the world will require sustained access for treatment for decades to come. without robust investments and a strong recommitment to programs like pepfar and ryan white and the minority aids initiative, we could see a backslide in the important gains that we have made in the fight against h.i.v. we can't afford to let that happen. i invite you to join me in commemorating world aids day and recommitting to achieving and aids-free generation. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the the gen

he wanted pepfar, we have pepfar, issues that related to tax policies that gave refundabilities toward people in our country. the list goes on and on. i would expect nothing less than that from this president of the united states. we are a coequal branch of government. my power there springs from the vote of members of the house of representatives. i think the president will be respectful of that. reporter: you have been a leader for a long time. what was different about the vote this time? rep. pelosi: this is all the same. i've always had an opponent. one time i did not have an opponent. i have always had -- not an opponent, but opposition. today it did not materialize into an opponent. every congress, i spend a lot of time listening to members. new members and members who are returning, to hear what their prospects are for the future. so when people said, you're so busy, i said, no busier than ever because every congress i listen, i learn, we incorporate, we are invigorated by new members coming in and new thinking of our members. so this was no different than any ever before. it is

, we have pepfar, issues that related to tax policies that gave refundabilities toward people in our country. the list goes on and on. i would expect nothing less than that from this president of the united states. we are a coequal branch of government. springs from the vote of members of the house of representatives. i think the president will be respectful of that. reporter: you have been a leader for a long time. what was different about the vote this time? rep. pelosi: this is all the same. i've always had an opponent. one time i did not have an opponent. not an opponent, but opposition. today did not materialize into an opponent. every congress, i spend a lot of time listening to members. new members and members who are returning, to hear what their prospects are for the future. so when people said, you're so busy, i said, no busier than ever because every congress i listen, i learn, we incorporate, we are invigorated by new members coming in and new thinking of our members. so this was no different than any ever before. it is different in that we have an historic freshman class

pepfar. he wanted pepfar. we had pepfar. this related to tax policies that gave refundabilities for people in our country. the list goes on and on. i would expect nothing less than that from this president of the united states. we are a co-equal branch of government. my power there springs from the vote of the members of the house of representatives. i think that the president will be respectful of that. reporter: madam leader, you've been a leader for a long time. what was different about getting the vote this time? ms. pelosi: this is all the same. one time i didn't have an opponent. i always had -- not opponent but opposition. today it didn't materialize into an opponent. but, no, every -- every congress i spend a lot of time listening to members, new members and members who are returning, to hear what their prospects are for the future. so when people say you're so busy, i say no busier than ever because every congress i listen, i learn, we incorporate, we are invigorated by new members coming in and new thinking of our

. >> my dad said without will you, pepfar would never have had. >> pepfar is the president's emergency plan for aids relief, and your old man was, you know, has led the world on i think it's the single greatest health intervention in the world, in the history of medicine, you know, fighting a single disease. >> bono is just one of several famous faces will you see on the "today" show this morning. dolly parton is also appearing live there, as well as tom hanks. he's sitting down for an interview with savannah guthrie. >>> the bodies of a soldier and airman killed earlier this week in afghanistan are back on american soil. vice president mike pence was on hand for the dignified transfer overnight in delaware. these are the bodies of army captain andrew ross from virginia and air force sergeant dylan ulchin from pennsylvania. they were both killed, along with another soldier, by an ump advised explosive device. three other servicemen were also hurt in that explosion. the taliban has claimed responsibility for the attack. >>> a chilling video shows a cyclist narrowly escaping being hit by

e want pepfar. the point is is that we worked together. the president said i'll wait for them to send me something. we had ideas. we can send him something. but the fact is, we like to work together. our legislation will be bipartisan. we're not going for the lowest common denominator. we're going for the boldest. our position will be a consensus within our own party what we can support. but also welcoming other ideas. we look forward to a new kind of new era in terms of what is happening. the past few years, it seemed like a very, very long time in terms of the path it's taking it down. i think of our founders and think courage, their vision that they had in mind for us. i think as american people and how beautifully diverse we're and how newcomers to our country have constantly reinvigorated america, i think of our beautiful planet, our own country, god's gift to us and how it has been neglected and degraded in the past can couple years, i think that there's plenty of opportunity for us to match our legislation with the rhetoric that we'

pepfar was part of your portfolio. that was very much part of your portfolio, saving millions and millions lives in africa. talking about breast cancer in the middle east, where it was not talked about, so it cannot be treated. heart disease, all of it. mrs. bush: gosh, i did a lot. cokie roberts: there was a great dress exhibit, the first lady's red dress exhibit on heart disease. you did take on the military government of burma. [laughter] big-time. mrs. bush: i was a secret friend of -- and i can send her things. i would get messages at thing she wanted, like seaweed. i would send her a book that i liked that i thought maybe she would like. during all of those years, i had a friendship with her and i would send her various items and paid a lot of attention to her. finally, when we left and she was under house arrest all of those years, she had been able to be the leader of burma. now we do not know. i do not know if the military, who always were the ones in power during the whole time, even though she was elected pr

side and wondering if you could speak to maybe policies like the mexico city policy or funding for pepfar, more internationally oriented to appeal to religious voters or have an effect on their political participation. thank you. >> okay. one more. >> hello, i'm dominic, i work here at the university. i have questions for the folks from pew, you shared a lot of interesting statistics about how self-identified religious voters voted in the last election. i was wondering if you have any data on specifically the subset of practicing religious voters and if that is any different from the broader trend of merely those who identify as having a religion? thanks. >> that's great. thank you. i'll try and respond quickly to the question about international assistance. one of the last bipartisan issues in this congress and in this country, it's surprising to most people, is republican, democratic support for pepfar, for health care abroad, for aid to -- for families around the world and that is primarily as a result of the decade at work that religious community, working with republicans, crs taking

thanks to pepfar and medication, all of your babies were born without hiv? >> yes. >> reporter: when you tellmo a er her baby is hiv negative, what reaction do you get? >> they start dancing. >> reporter: they dance? >> yeah. my baby now is free. >> you see that joy and the defiance in her laugh, that gives me hope finall m >> reporte dad said without you, pepfar would never hbee . >> i think you have to look through the shenanigans of political cartooning and seeing that some people can have different views and still be principled people. it was hunting and fishing week. but you look at hise f and think people's sexiest man alive. >> reporter: i saw a p ture my dad posted of you whilet the ranch. it's such an odd couple. >> i have in comedic relationship with your father. we were riding the motorcade. people w te waving from side of the road and i said t him that, you are very popular. i didn't think you were this popular, mr. president. he said, when i first came here, they used to wave at me with one finger. >> reporter: that was a good impersonation, by

and this year, we are also celebrating 15 years of success through pepfar and this is a very ambitious, wonderful program that was created by george w. bush , he doesn't get enough credit for it. shepherded through the house by ark green. it's unbelievable the success we've had. i'm reminded when mark served as ambassador to tans knee ark you wrote to me, i still have it a letter highlighting the threat that hiv-aids poses to the security of our country. we never frame it that way. and you said, quote, in tearing apart the social fabric and leaving a generation of orphans, the scourge of hiv-aids could create a long-term breeding ground for radicalism. end quote. so thank you, mark. you were a visionary, you're so right and carl, you and i go way back as well. he's testified multiple times before our committee, always highlighting the successes and the challenges that come with trying to strengthen democratic institutions across all regions. but thank you, carl, for everything that you do, everything that your organization does, in leading the way and for also to shine a spotlight on h

leadership through longstanding programs like pepfar is doing vital work measured in lives saved and deserve support. it's important to recognize the essential value of this development finance corporation. yes, it will deliver more financing, but it is in the standards attached to that financing that will distinguish the institution. the build act lays important markers on project effectiveness and safeguards. things like local communities are consulted and compensated if they're displaced by a road project. it will take diligence to make them a reality and sustain them over time. let me close by highlighting the risk of going too far when it comes to competing with china. there's a difference between offering choices to developing countries and forcing them to choose. it would be a costly mistake to seek to carve up the developing world in cold war fashion between clients of the u.s. and clients of china. chinese finance is a reality and where it's delivering something of value to developing countries we will not convince them otherwise. chinese officials are sensitive to the backl

will be commemorating world aids day and this year we are also celebrating 15 years of success through pepfar. this is an ambitious, wonderful program, that was created by george w. bush. he doesn't get enough credit for it, shepherded through the house by mark greene, and it's unbelievable the success we've had. i'm reminded that when mark served as ambassador to tanzania, mark, you wrote to me and i still have it, a letter highlighting the threat that hiv/aids poses to the security of our country. we never frame it that way. you said, quote, in tearing apart the social fabric and leaving a generation of orphans, the scourge of hiv/aids could create a long-term breeding ground for radicalism. end quote. thank you, mark. you were a visionary and you're so right. carl, you and i go way back as well. he's testified multiple times before our committee, always highlighting the successes and the challenges that come with trying to strengthen democratic institutions across all regions, but thank you, carl, for everything that you do and everything that your organization does in leading the way and