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Nothing Koop has attempted in office has been nearly so divisive as the current AIDS debate. Former liberal critics, like California Democratic Congressman Henry Waxman, now say they were wrong in their initial assessments of Koop. But erstwhile conservative allies, such as Paul Weyrich and Phyllis Schlafly, have mounted protests charging that "Koop's proposals for stopping AIDS represent the homosexuals' views, not those of the profamily movement...
While private insurers appear to be willing to pay for Retrovir, what worried many at last week's rally was the large number of AIDS patients who / have no insurance. Democratic Congressman Henry Waxman of California shares the concern: "I don't think it's right to let someone die because they don't have private insurance or the financial resources to pay for the drug." Waxman is seeking $60 million in the 1988 budget, and $30 million this year, to help purchase drugs for indigent AIDS victims. If approved, these funds could help patients like Archie Harrison...
...statement of principle accompanying the plan's release last week, Bennett wrote, "Young people must be told that the best way to avoid AIDS is to refrain from sexual activity until as adults they are ready to establish a mutually faithful monogamous relationship." Responded Democratic Congressman Henry Waxman of California: "The Administration is confusing the handling of a public health epidemic with their social agenda...
That rationale did not impress California Democrat Henry Waxman, chairman of the House Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. He charged that the Administration was actually opposed to the legislation, since it would hurt businesses that benefit from the tobacco industry's annual expenditures of $2 billion on advertising and promotion. Koop has now offered to appear in two weeks, if other Administration officials from the Federal Trade Commission and the Justice Department also come along to offer their views on the proposed bill...
...second was written by Union Carbide inspectors and released by Congressman Henry Waxman. It warned that a "runaway reaction" at a tank containing methyl isocyanate could lead to a "catastrophic failure" of the tank. A Union Carbide spokesman said the company took corrective action, but did not inform the Indian plant because it used a different cooling system...