Autism Act of 2007

US Senate Appropriations Committee Holds Hearing on Autism Funding
(From ASA)
ASA Member, Staff and Parent Testifies

On April 17, autism took center stage on Capitol Hill as a new services bill was introduced to the House, and the Senate Appropriations subcommittee, chaired by Senator Harkin, held a hearing on federal coordination and funding for the Combating Autism Act. Congressmen Mike Doyle, Christopher Smith, Eliot Engel, and Chip Pickering introduced at a press conference the Expanding the Promise for Individuals with Autism Act of 2007. ASA President and CEO Lee Grossman, Jon Sheshtack (Autism Speaks), and Bradley Whitford were the featured speakers. Later in the day, ASA Director of Communications Marguerite Colston--who is also the mother of a 6-1/2 year old son with autism spectrum disorder--participated as a panelist to testify in front of the U.S. Senate's Appropriations Committee's Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies, about her experience as the parent of a child with autism on service needs in the autism community, calling for federal funding and leadership.

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