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Article: SENS. KENNEDY, HATCH COMMENTS ON SENATE PASSAGE OF TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY ACT

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December 12, 2007
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The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee issued the following news release:

Senators Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.) and Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) celebrated the Senate approval late last night of a bill to reauthorize the Traumatic Brain Injury Act. This legislation expands the Public Health Services Act and provides individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI) assistance in returning to work, finding a place to live, accessing needed supports and services, and obtaining appropriate rehabilitation services. The legislation now goes to the House of Representatives. Approximately 1.5 million people in the United States suffer traumatic brain injuries every year, with 40,000 of ...

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