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POLITICAL ACTION ALERT VIA CAN, NAAR & ASA | September 22, 1999
This is a joint announcement by CAN, NAAR and ASA. POLITICAL ACTION ALERT Wednesday, September 22, 1999 Hearings have been called in the Senate and the House! The Senate heard testimony supporting Senate bill S.512 on September 16, and the House hearing in support of HR997 and HR274 will occur on October 5. This legislation…
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Cure Autism Now: President Clinton Signs Children’s Health Act, Will Provide $200 Million for Autism Research | Oct. 17, 2000 #AutisticHistory
President Clinton Signs Children’s Health Act, Will Provide $200 Million for Autism Research CAN Parents were Key to Success “At 9:30 p.m. on Tuesday, October 17, 2000 President Clinton signed the Children’s Health Act of 2000 into law. The United States government has spoken with compassion and vision for a large group of suffering Americans,…
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Cure Autism Speaks | CONGRESS GIVES WAR ON AUTISM BIG BOO$T | Oct. 13, 2000 #AutisticHistory
New York PostCONGRESS GIVES WAR ON AUTISM BIG BOO$TFriday,October 13,2000By TRACY CONNOR A groundbreaking bill that aims to put autism research and education on the fast track is awaiting President Clinton’s signature after getting congressional approval. The organization Cure Autism Now, which has been lobbying for passage of the bill for three years, says the…
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CURE AUTISM NOW STATEMENT ON CONGRESSIONAL VACCINE HEARING | April 6, 2000 #AutisticHistory
CURE AUTISM NOW STATEMENT ON CONGRESSIONAL VACCINE HEARING Thursday, April 06, 2000 1:29 PM (Los Angeles)- April 6, 2000– At this moment in time CAN believes that nothing is as important for the autism community as moving forward on House Bill 3301 which mandates: Centers of Excellence for autism research, national awareness programs and epidemiology…
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A Day In Washington: An Open Letter To All Families From Jon Shestack, co-founder of CAN | May 21, 2000 #AutisticHistory #StopBigAutism
A DAY IN WASHINGTON An Open Letter To All Families From Jon Shestack, co-founder of CAN Dear Friends, On Wednesday, May 5th, I had the privilege of joining Doug Flutie (star quarterback for the Buffalo Bills and the father of a little boy with autism) and Anthony Edwards (Actor and CAN Honorary Board member) for…
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An Open Letter to all Non-Cosponsoring Senators and Representatives From Doug Flutie, Anthony Edwards, and Jonathan Shestack | May 21, 1999 #AutisticHistory #StopBigAutism
AN OPEN LETTER TO CONGRESS An Open Letter to all Non-Cosponsoring Senators and Representatives From Doug Flutie, Anthony Edwards, and Jonathan Shestack May 21, 1999 Dear Friend, On May 5th, we had the privilege of traveling to Washington D.C. to help garner support for critical autism legislation that has been introduced in both the House (HR…
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