Political Quotes

“before we move to pass this bill, I, too, want to add my commendation, my thanks, my appreciation, my gratitude to Senator Santorum and Senator Dodd. I have had the opportunity to work almost daily with Senator Santorum on this particular issue and because of his focus and his dedication and hard work, indeed, at 11:15 tonight, we do have a reason to celebrate--celebrate not just for the bill itself but because it is a major step forward for the hundreds and thousands of families across this Nation who are exposed to, are touched by, who celebrate autism, and that this bill itself recognizes we have a long way to go. It was a year ago that I asked the Government Accountability Office to look at and evaluate our country's efforts to combat autism and to look at the challenges that we have before us. It was 6 years ago that Senator Kennedy and I cosponsored a bill, the Children's Health Act of 2000. The report was released today, the General Accounting Office report. It states that while Federal funding coordination and research have increased since the Children's Health Act of 2000, there is a significant need for more coordination, for expanded research, for better strategies for education, and indeed for more health care professionals to serve the autism community. If you wrap all of that up, there is a need for better research, diagnosis, and treatment. And there is a need for a cure.…”