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was lifted in 2010 allowing the conference to be held in the u.s. for the first time. in this part of the conference assistant secretary said the u.s. set the goal of reducing new hiv infections by 25% by 2015. this is 20 minutes. our next speaker it s my pleasure to introduce is dr. howard koh, the assistant secretary of health of the united states department of human and health services. a former commissioner of public health of the commonwealth of the state of massachusetts he s also served as a professor of medicine and associate dean at the harvard school of public health. a graduate of yale college and medical school he is the author of over 200 papers and the recipient of numerous awards. it was not until 2010 that the united states had its first national aids strategy introduced by president obama. this strategic plan has shaped the public health response for the country over the last two years. now i welcome him to address building on success a national strat ....
minutes. without objection to the chair is authorized to declare a recess in the committee at any time. we welcome our witnesses and we welcome the large amount of interest in the subject as well. i m going to recognize myself for an opening statement and then the ranking member. last november the judiciary committee held a hearing to explore whether congress should enable states to collect sales taxes from retailers like a physical presence in the state. today we will consider whether the legislative proposal authored by our colleagues, congressman steve loebsack of arkansas and congresswoman jackie spinner of california. their bill, h.r. 3179 the marketplace equity act of 2011, has bipartisan support from members both on and on the committee. in the 1992 case of not to cover, the supreme court held that under the dormant commerce clause a state may not compel the retailer to collect and remit the state ....