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Federal Response to Rise in Autism Rates
2012-11-29T14:01:18-05:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/f67/309672-m.jpgDomestic 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.Domestic and advocacy group officials testified about autism. Among the topics they discussed were efforts to increase awareness and… read more
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 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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