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  • Title: House seeks end to needle swaps in District of Columbia.
    Journal: AIDS Policy Law; 1998 Aug 21; 13(15):5. PubMed ID: 11365679.
    Abstract:
    If the Senate approves a House-passed spending bill that shuts down all needle-exchange programs in the District of Columbia, it may be vetoed by President Clinton. H.R. 4300, an amendment to the District's appropriations bill by Representative Todd Tiahrt, would prohibit any agency receiving Federal funding from operating a needle-exchange program, even if the money for the program comes from private sources. This is the second time this year that the House has officially opposed needle-exchange programs. If the ban becomes law, it could cause many complications by forcing places, such as the Whitman-Walker Clinic, to choose between ending their needle-exchange programs or losing their Federal funding.
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