AIDS Treatment News #160, October 2, 1992
John S. James
How well the AIDS community does in relating, for the first time, to a White House which is potentially responsive instead of fundamentally hostile, will depend greatly on how well this community knows what it wants to ask for -- and when and how to best ask for it. Government cannot come up with successful policies by itself; instead, its success will depend on relating with the people and organizations who have been working with the issues for years. But the AIDS community has never known a responsive White House, and has much to learn about its end of the relationship. There is no time to waste. To promote early discussion and planning, AIDS Treatment News will be covering the issues around a potential transition to a Clinton administration. If you have government or political experience or have thought much about this matter, you can help us by sharing your knowledge and ideas. What would we want from the White House? Do we want an "AIDS czar," or would it be better to focus on getting good people throughout the government? Who should (or should not) be appointed or re-appointed to the health-related offices that Clinton's team will fill? What kind of system do we want for providing access to health care? What should we ask for during the transition, and during the first hundred days of a new Administration? How could a president signal that it is time to change the widespread denial, hostility, and indifference toward AIDS in government, in the corporate world, and elsewhere in the national life? And is there any danger that the Democrats might backtrack on one thing Bush has done well -- supporting faster FDA action on treatments for life-threatening conditions?
Send information and comments on these and other White House issues to: attn: Transition, AIDS Treatment News, P. O. Box 411256, San Francisco, CA 94114.
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