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For Immediate
Release
6/27/08
White and Orie Hail Support of Autism Speaks
for HB1150
Bill clears
Appropriations Committee, headed for floor vote
Senator Don White, Chairman of the Senate Banking and Insurance Committee and
Senator Jane C. Orie, Majority Whip, issued the following statements after the
Senate Appropriations Committee and Autism Speaks, a national organization, both
endorsed the amended version of
House Bill 1150 today (June 27).
"Today, House Bill 1150 achieved two major milestones. First, the Senate
Appropriations Committee reported out the bill, which puts it in place for a
final vote by the full Senate later this weekend. I am optimistic that we have
reached a consensus on a package that should receive the support of the General
Assembly and make its way to the Governor's desk for enactment into law,"
said Senator White.
Senator Orie continued, "As Co-Chair of the House and Senate Autism Caucus
I want to thank Senator White and Autism Speaks for working with me on this
legislation and for supporting House Bill 1150. We need to address this issue
on behalf of the children affected by autism. About 1 in 150 children in
America suffer from some form of autism."
Senator White added, "I am also very pleased that this legislation has
received the endorsement of Autism Speaks, a national advocacy group for the
families of autistic children. This endorsement is a clear indication that we
are moving forward on the right track to putting in place commonsense
legislation that maintains a proper balance between providing families of
autistic children with the care and services they need without placing a
potential financial impact on small businesses and individual health care
insurance premium payers." concluded Senator White.
Contact:
Joe Pittman (Senator White) (717)
787-8724
Michael Sarfert (Senator Orie) (717)
787-6538
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