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Autism Speaks | Elizabeth Emken Appointed to Florida Task Force on Autism Spectrum Disorders | March 7, 2008 #AutisticHistory #BanABA
Elizabeth Emken Appointed to Florida Task Force on Autism Spectrum Disorders On March 7, 2008, Florida Governor Charlie Crist announced the creation of the Task Force on Autism Spectrum Disorders; Autism Speaks’ Vice President of Government Affairs Elizabeth Emken has been appointed to the task force. The task force, made up of leaders in autism…
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Autism Votes | Autism Speaks Applauds Speaker Dennis O’Brien and the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for Passage of Historic Autism Legislation | July 17, 2007 #AutisticHistory #BanABA
Autism Speaks Applauds Speaker Dennis O’Brien and the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for Passage of Historic Autism Legislation (HARRISBURG, PA – July 17, 2007) Autism Speaks today lauded Speaker Dennis O’Brien and his colleagues in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for passing landmark autism legislation and called on the State Senate to follow suit. The bill…
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Archived | Autism Speaks: US House of Representatives Approves Funding for Combating Autism Act | December 19, 2007 #AutisticHistory #BanABA
US House of Representatives Approves Funding for Combating Autism Act $162 million appropriated to fund autism research, services and treatment WASHINGTON DC (December 19, 2007) Autism Speaks, the nation’s largest autism advocacy organization, today applauded the US House of Representatives for passing the Fiscal 2008 Omnibus Appropriations Act. The bill contains appropriations for the Combating…
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Archived | Autism Speaks: Override Veto Lost by Two Votes | November 20, 2007 #AutisticHistory #BanABA
Override Veto Lost by Two Votes On Thursday night, the U.S. House of Representatives failed to override President Bush’s veto of the fiscal year 2008 Labor, Health and Human Services appropriations bill by a margin of just two votes. This legislation contains the actual funding for the provisions of the Combating Autism Act (CAA), the…