Waiting is harmful and not acceptable.
dyslexia is not, and should not, be used as a political issue.
the Cassidy office has been in the forefront of supporting students in terms of accommodations.
dyslexia is defined as an unexpected difficulty in reading for an individual who has the intelligence to be a much better reader.
the problem, as Senator Cassidy outlined, is that there is really a national epidemic of reading and academic failure.
In the House of Representatives, I started the congressional Dyslexia Caucus to raise awareness.
This is actually a Senate committee hearing, and this is the protocol and format by which we will abide.
Now when we hear from Merkley and Blunt and others about young researchers not having dollars, this is a concern to me.
Can we move money out of that area into neurodegenerative diseases, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, ALS?
I do think we should not take our foot off the accelerator at a time when HIV/AIDS is poised I think for some major advances.
I think we should double your budget, because I understand the impact that would have upon my patients.