CONGRESSWOMAN EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON STATEMENT ON WORLD AIDS DAY 12/1/2008 - Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson today released the following statement on World AIDS Day, which is observed each year on December 1. "More than 40,000 Americans are infected with HIV each year, and people of color are disproportionately affected by HIV/AIDS. AIDS is now the leading cause of death ...