November 29, 2012

Federal Response to Rise in Autism Rates

Domestic and advocacy group officials testified about autism. Among the topics they discussed were efforts to increase awareness and… read more

Domestic and advocacy group officials testified about autism. Among the topics they discussed were efforts to increase awareness and understanding of the disease, the cost of the disease, limited public health resources, and public health policy. Representatives from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and National Institutes of Health (NIH) denied a link between rising autism rates and vaccinations. Representative Burton showed a video about research on the effect of mercury on the brain. close

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Scott Badesch President and COO Autism Society of America
Mark Blaxill Chair SafeMinds->Government Affairs Committee

Coleen Boyle Director Centers for Disease Control and Prevention->Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities
Vern Buchanan U.S. Representative [R] Florida
Dan Burton U.S. Representative [R] Indiana
Michael John Carley Executive Director Global and Regional Asperger Syndrome Partnership
Elijah Cummings U.S. Representative [D] Maryland
Danny Davis U.S. Representative [D] Illinois
Paul Gosar U.S. Representative [R] Arizona
Alan Guttmacher Director National Institutes of Health->Child and Human Development
Darrell Issa U.S. Representative [R] California
Mike Kelly U.S. Representative [R] Pennsylvania
Dennis Kucinich U.S. Representative [D] Ohio
Carolyn Maloney U.S. Representative [D] New York
Jim Matheson U.S. Representative [D] Utah
Bradley McGarry Coordinator Mercyhurst University->Asperger Initiative
Patrick L. Meehan U.S. Representative [R] Pennsylvania
Ari Ne'eman President Autistic Self Advocacy Network
Eleanor Holmes Norton Congressional Delegate [D] District of Columbia
Bill Posey U.S. Representative [R] Florida
Chris Smith U.S. Representative [R] New Jersey
John Tierney U.S. Representative [D] Massachusetts
Bob Wright Co-Founder Autism Speaks
John Yarmuth U.S. Representative [D] Kentucky

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House Oversight and Government Reform Committee

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Program ID:: 309672-1
Category:: House Committee
Format:: House Committee
Location:: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:: Nov 29, 2012 | 2:01pm EST | C-SPAN 3
Last Aired:: Jan 11, 2013 | 5:33pm EST | C-SPAN 3

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