gression al ▁district ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives , ▁Cob urn ▁made ▁a ▁floor ▁speech ▁acc using ▁A ID S ▁char ity ▁execut ives ▁of ▁" lin ing ▁their ▁own ▁po ckets ." ▁Cob urn ▁read ▁into ▁the ▁Cong r essional ▁Record ▁an ▁article ▁from ▁the ▁San ▁Francisco ▁Ex am iner ▁about ▁Pet rel is ▁and ▁the ▁A ID S ▁Account ability ▁Project . ▁A ID S ▁groups ▁critic ized ▁Pet rel is ▁for ▁working ▁with ▁Cob urn , ▁a ▁supp orter ▁of ▁mand atory ▁names ▁reporting ▁for ▁people ▁with ▁H IV ▁and ▁A ID S . ▁Pet rel is ▁respond ed ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁first ▁expressed ▁his ▁concerns ▁to ▁Barbara ▁Box er , ▁a ▁Dem ocrat ▁representing ▁California ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Senate , ▁and ▁Nancy ▁Pel osi , ▁a ▁Dem ocrat ▁representing ▁California ' s ▁ 1 2 th ▁con gression al ▁district ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives . ▁Box er ▁and ▁Pel osi ▁did ▁not ▁take ▁an ▁interest ▁in ▁Pet rel is ' ▁cause . ▁Pet rel is ▁asked , ▁"... but ▁where ▁are ▁the ▁liber als ?" ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁the ▁Family ▁Research ▁Council ▁called ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 0 6 th ▁Congress ▁to ▁conduct ▁a ▁" full ▁aud it ▁of ▁all ▁federal ▁A ID S ▁dollars " ▁before ▁re author izing ▁the ▁Ryan ▁White ▁Care ▁Act , ▁the ▁legisl ation ▁through ▁which ▁A ID S ▁dollars ▁were ▁appropri ated ; ▁Pet rel is ▁l ament ed , ▁"