U.S. Senator Jeff Session (R-AL) is praising President Obama's selection of AIDS Alabama leader Kathy Hiers to the President's Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS.  The appointment came at the urging of Sessions, who's worked with Hiers on a number of health related issues including the Ryan White Act which is a federal law that provides medicine and treatment for individuals living with AIDS.

Sessions says Hier's new role will give her the opportunity to make sure the South receives the resources and attention it needs to combat HIV/AIDS.