[1991 Annual Report, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research]

S.. The beginning point for an
appropriate response to all aspects
of dealing with HIV Diseaseincluding research-is a
recommitment to studying,
preventing, treating, reporting,
educating, researching, and
combatting HIV disease in its
entirety. We can't report only
AIDS, give benefits to only AIDS,
listen to only AIDS activists,
direct the bulk of our research
dollars to end-stage AIDS, and
expect to resolve the difficult
problem of HIV disease. We must
redirect our collective thinking and
response to this epidemic....
W. Shepherd Smith, Jr.
Testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives
Subcommittee on Health of the Committee on Energy
& Commerce, April 16, 1991