(VIDEO) Re: CBS 11 transcript Autism Rally

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> CBS 11 transcript " Autism Rally "

> Posted by: " Anne " Lady_Anne76@... lady_anne76

> Mon Oct 30, 2006 2:49 pm (PST)

> " A group of North Texas parents pulled their political muscle

together

> today

> to get the attention of the U.S. Speaker of the House on an issue

> affecting

> their children. CBS 11's Steve Pickett is live in the Dallas

newsroom

> right

> now with more on the fight for autism research funding that

involves a

> North

> Texas Congressman. Steve? "

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> Steve Pickett, " Uh, that North Texas Congressman, , is

Representative

> Joe Barton, but the man getting the attention, as you mentioned,

was

> Speaker

> Hastert. Dennis Hastert came to today to campaign for

> Congressman

> Sam . But outside the Renaissance Hotel in today,

> about 4

> dozen protesters, most of them calling for federal funding for

research on

> autism. Many of their children live with the condition. They have

accused

> Congressman Barton with holding autism funding legislation hostage

via a

> committee he oversees. Now they want the Speaker of the House to do

> something about it. "

>

> Mara LaViola, " Our message is to Speaker of the House to finally

speak up

> for children. Okay, we believe that he's got enough power to get

this bill

> on the floor. "

>

> Dennis Hastert inside the hotel (and looking decidedly unhappy I

might

> add),

> " I've said again, going back to the crux, that I would sit down and

> talk to

> those people in Washington D.C. (I hope he'll pay for my plane

> ticket). They

> chose to have a demonstration today, that's their right. "

>

> Steve Pickett, " Mr. Barton was not at this fundraiser today. He has

> not supported specific research for (this is my favorite statement)

> possible environmental triggers of autism. He does however,

support an

> overall view of funding for his... uh... a general view of diseases

> and conditions, whether it be autism or breast cancer, or many

others

> and that seems to be the ongoing debate regarding this matter.

> Reporting live, Steve Pickett, CBS 11 news, Dallas. "

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