Congressional hearing tomorrow on federal autism policy Announced at last minute Late Friday Rep. Darrell Issa, Chair of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform announced a hearing of the Government Operations Subcommittee scheduled for tomorrow on the subject of the Examining the Federal Response to Autism Spectrum Disorders. The hearing will be held in at 9 am in 2247 Rayburn House Office Building, Tuesday, May 20, 2014. The hearing can be watched via live streaming at oversight.house.gov/hearings/ The following witnesses were announced at noon today: Thomas R. Insel, MD, Director, National Institute of Mental Health, Chair, Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee Michael K. Yudin, Acting Assistant Secretary, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, U.S. Department of Education Marcia Crosse, Ph. D., Director, Health Care, U.S. Government Accountability Office No more details have been released. While we are pleased that some attention will be focused on federal autism policy, we are troubled by the lack of advanced notice and the absence of parent advocates from the invited witnesses. Please click on the link to Take Action to send a message to Rep. Issa thanking him for scheduling the hearing, but also requesting the scheduling of additional hearings, announced well in advance, that include parent advocate witnesses so that a thorough examination of federal autism policy is possible. Please call Rep. Issa at the following number and make the same request: Rep. Darrell Issa, (202) 225-3906 Please share this message with friends and family. capwiz/a-champ/issues/alert/?alertid=63224396&queueid=[capwiz:queue_id]
Posted on: Mon, 19 May 2014 19:09:17 +0000
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