Autism Funding: Guinta Opposes Sununu, Bass, Bradleyby: Dean BarkerThu Oct 21, 2010 at 21:27:25 PM EDT |
Here's an alarming list from the CDC on the rising rates of autism in the United States:
1990 1 in 2,000That's roughly one child receiving an autism diagnosis every fifteen minutes. In 2006, the Republican controlled congress stepped in, with the passage of the Combating Autism Act: ...signed into law by President George W. Bush on December 19, 2006. It authorizes nearly one billion dollars in expenditures, over five years beginning in 2007, to combat the autism spectrum disorders of autism, Asperger syndrome, Rett syndrome, childhood disintegrative disorder, and PDD-NOS through screening, education, early intervention, prompt referrals for treatment and services, and research.The legislation had broad bipartisan support in both chambers of congress. In the Senate, John E. Sununu was a co-sponsor. As were Jeb Bradley and Charlie Bass in the House version of the bill. Congressional Republican nominee Frank Guinta is opposed to federal research funding for autism such as was championed by his own party. His approach is more along the lines of bake sales. |