. >> thank you very much general burgess. let's try seven minutes for a first round and i hope there will be time for a second round. director clapper prepared statement said the following in terms of the intelligence community's assessment about iran's nuclear program. quote, we assessed iran is keeping open the option of developing nuclear weapons should it choose to do so. we do not know however if iran will eventually decide to build nuclear weapons and his statement also said that we judge iran's nuclear decision-making is guided by a cost-benefit approach which offers the international community opportunities to influence tehran. general burgess do you agree with that statement of director clapper and his current statement? >> yes, sir and i think it would be very consistent with what the vice-chairman of the joints chiefs and myself along with a couple of other witnesses stated before this committee almost a year and a half ago. >> and director clapper, i understand them that what you have said and without general burg

i did not want to out you general burgess but someone was going to do it sooner or later. it actually goes to one of the points that i need to make this morning and to ask both of you for your advice and that is ports do count. i also sit on the foreign relations committee and the last few days we have been trying to put together a resolution with respect to syria and first i would say director that your comments, your testimony and your comments were very helpful today and you can hear the frustration from people like senator mccain on the fact that people think they need to do something but we have to be careful what we do and we have to be careful about the statements that we make as a senate. i have had a number of occasions since i've been here to attempt to look at some of the statements that are well-meaning but hastily drawn and sometimes overly conclusive in their tone. and yet are not really complete in the detail, and these things are pulled into the media and they unanimously have made this particular conclusion about one event or another. we have general demps

philby seeks help from a friend and fellow soviet agent guy burgess like philby burgess is working in washington at the same time moreover he's even living in philby's home. burgess's task is to meet mcclain in london to help him flee to the soviet union before he can be interrogated one of the things that kim philby had said to burgess go back and alert him but do not affect yourself because it will bring out of tension to me here in the united states what horrifies philby is the greatest. and the biggest promise that he wouldn't go as well and from that moment on would fill be as on the special shortly afterwards philby was recalled to london to face a series of protected interrogations the british stage an on and off mock trial over the course of five years but they failed to uncover enough incriminating evidence to prosecute philby as an insider and a seasoned intelligence officer he knows all too well how the system works the prosecutor cannot. give away the reason that he is suspicious of you without also giving away. he came to receive that information as he said they would say

. >> do you know, either general burgess or mr. clapper whether mexico -- i'm advised they were not advised by the department of justice and bureau of tobacco firearms about this vast and various program, do you have any -- anything you can tell us about their reaction to this diplomatic rate down? >> no, i cannot commissary. again i was not an intelligence channel so i don't know anything about it. >> thank you. >> senator udall. >> thank you, mr. chairman. good morning to you and thank you for the credible threat and depth of your work and maturity have taken us on touching on many of the hotspot in the world. as what to thank you for your service, which included many, many years. let me turn to a comment that secretary gates made at west point. he said i must tell you when it comes to predict human nature and location of the next military engagement since vietnam our record has been perfect. we have never went that way from grenade panama, somalia to balkans, and more we had no idea that we would be so engaged. do you agree secr

briefly looking geographically around the world and in afghanistan and general burgess will have more to say about this coming during the past or the taliban and lots of god, because mainly mainly a place to the international security forces or isaf were concentrated. the leaders begin to enjoy safe haven in pakistan. the efforts to partner with afghan national security forces are encouraging the corruption and governance continued the afghan forces effectiveness. most provinces have established basic governance structures but struggled to provide services. the international security force in support of afghanistan's neighbors notably in particular pakistan will remain essential to sustain the gains achieved. although there is broad international political support for the afghan government, particularly in europe about how to find afghanistan initiatives after 2014. in iraq, then it's been sporadic high-profile attacks continue. prime minister maliki's recent aggressiveness against sunni political leaders have heightened political tensions. but for now, we believe the sunnis continue

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i don't think either general burgess are kind of the authorities on the negotiations with the taliban. i am sure the special representative for afghanistan, pakistan and marc grossman is far better informed about. but i'm sure there have been dialogue. i'm sure president karzai is through directly or intermediaries has been discussing reconciliation issues with the taliban. >> you are aware that such talks are ongoing? >> yes, sir. i believe they are. >> what is the need down for releasing these currently incarcerated taliban insurgents if those talks are ongoing at the moment? the maxtor, this is part of confidence building. i think that started as kind of a separate track and there are some reciprocity consideration, which are preferred to talk about in closed session. >> i appreciate that. i just say i would see no need for that kind of release if in fact they are ongoing and inside the adversary have an interest, a self-interest in talking. i personally would question the need for any such release. apart apart from the security issues that have been raised by my colleagues from th

burgess for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i got a lot of stuff to ask today. i know we only have five minutes. i will, of necessity, have to submit a lot of questions for the record. i would appreciate a timely response. let me follow-up on where chairman upton was going a few moments ago. we have the 2013 budget from the president on the premium assistance tax credit and the line items between the fiscal year 2012 budget as submitted and fiscal year 2013 submitted are different year by year. in fact, the total increase in this year's president's budget is $111 billion. so what has happened that accounts for this change? are you having to reassess the number of people that perhaps might be driven out of employer-sponsored insurance on an exchange? >> mr. burgess, the one issue that i think has changed definitively is there was a legislative change dealing with the adjusted gross income for people in medicaid versus the exchange which we feel will actually have an impact on fewer people eligible for medicaid and more people eligible for the exchange. much of th

view of the progress to build capabilities that the army and the afghan police and i think general burgess you indicated you basically share that view and also direct your indicated in much the same thing. this is my question to you, general. do you share general dempsey's assessment? i was just a couple days ago that the afghan security forces are on track to assume the lead for providing security throughout afghanistan right 2014 while still requiring support from coalition forces are key enablers flaked intelligence? >> yes, sir. i would be in agreement. >> the question on pakistan. according to news reports, and the need report entitled state of the taliban 2012 included claims by taliban detainees that pakistan is providing support to the insurgency and are reportedly also portrayed though a strange and distrustful relationship between the packets in the intelligence, the isi and key insurgent groups including the haqqani network. this is what the report -- the document reportedly stated. there is a widespread assumption that pakistan will never allow the tablet and the chance to beco

i think burgess needs more time. they're going to need some time. >> i remind members that they have ten business days to submit questions for the record. and i ask the secretary to respond to the questions promptly. members should submit their questions by the close of business on thursday, march 15th. without objection, the subcommittee is adjourned. >>> next, a senate committee hears from interior secretary ken salazar on the president's 2013 budget requests. after that a discussion on how states can encourage small businesses and economic growth. and then a forum examines the impact of voter id laws. >>> if you lad said in 2006 that the world would be begging for the united states to use force again in the middle east within three and a half years, everybody would have said you were crazy. >> brookings institution fellow robert kagan is not only an adviser to the romney campaign, but also serves on secretary of state clinton's foreign policy advisory board. >> what i've been writing for years actually is that the

burgess, i think what the president was referring to and i think he understands the economics of the insurance industry very well is that this directive, first of all, in the law is to insurers. in an insurance pool there's a balance of risk. what is estimated by actuaries, by federal actuaries, is the provision of contraception to women balanced against unintended or unhealthy pregnancies. that is not loin a no cost but estimated by -- >> why did we have to interfere? obviously it was in the marketplace. i yield back, mr. chairman. >> thanks. i recognize the gentleman from georgia. >> thank you. madam secretary, thank you for being here. ranking member waxman was quoted in the hill newspaper yesterday as saying and this is a quote, i pad is a useful backstop to put discipline on congress to stop out of control medicare spending. do you agree with that? >> i do. >> because the president believe we need to save the medicare program from bankruptcies like ranking member waxman does? >> i believe the president believes in very strongly and -- >> so -- so my time is limited. yes and no i

burgess, for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. and thank you, administrator jackson, for being here again. i've got a number of things i want to get to. i would submit questions for the record. we're still waiting on responses from your last trip here. we hear from your agency and yourself how you care so much about people in this country with asthma. as an asthmatic, i appreciate that concern.you, the epa is the one federal a t of asthmati an over-the-counter asthma treatment, prime teen mist. that's been available forever. i get that the epa plays a role in the approval. i get that. your agency has the ability to provide a waiver so the existing stock of cfc could be sold to asthma patients in this country. and it's not a small issue. the prescription hfa containing compound costs about three times what the over-the-counter cfc propellant primatene costs. if you get in trouble in the middle of the night and don't have a prescription, you have to go to the emergency room. that really costs patients. i'm asking, will you grant a w

do you agree with general burgess and director clapper's assessments? >> sir, assad has chosen violence. i think his military is under more pressure every day. the desertions rate is going up. but in aggregate, i general burgess' assessment. >> if current conditions persist, absent external intervention, how long do you think assad could remain in power? indefinitely? >> i don't think indefinitely, sir, but i would be very slow to put a time horizon on it. i think he's going to be there for some time because i think he will continue to employ heavier and heavier weapons on his people. i think it will get worse before it gets better. >> and recent reports of increased iranian involvement, as well as russian arms supplies make it worse. would you would say that assad's crack down, specifically in recent events in homs, is gaining or losing momentum? >> he's gaining physical momentum, sir on the battlefield. i think he's creating more enemies. he's creating more international pressure against him. on the tactical battlefield, he is clearly achieving what h

this is shut down because of the accident that natasha and steve burgess referencing. southbound connecticut avenue remains close. more details.the there was an overnight crash. lanes forced to exit. this shutdown as they take pictures and measurements of an accident. that tune news. >> a developing story with the manch continues for a attacking a realtor the job.on >> share is checking out her entered andn a man sexually assaulting a terror. we have more. >> it is shocking. it makes you want to stay in the house. but a realtor in tb and .eahouse -- a realtor in into the empty house. he sexually assaulted her. >> that is very serious they e home and walked talking to neighbors. east has been showing this insistent isner del. we're going to saturate the with officers and hand out fliers. he says on friday someone home and stop the electronics. he asserted no crime in the area. i have been here a couple of g else hasnothin happened. he is an african american male a sure herrick said. he was last seen wearing a navy blue pants and tennis sneakers. a sexual investigating a

do you agree with general burgess and director clapper's assessments? >> assad has chosen violence. i think his military is under more pressure every day. there are desertions going up. i agree general burgess's assessment. >> if current conditions persist absent external intervention hall long do you think assad could remain in power? indefinitely? >> i don't think indefinitely but i would be very slow to put a time horizon on it. he will be there for some time because i think he will continue to employ heavier and heavier weapons on his people. it will get worse before it gets better. >> recent reports of increased iranian involvement and russian arms supplies make it worse. would you say that his crackdown, especially in recent events is gaining or losing momentum? >> he is getting physical momentum on the battlefield. he is creating more enemies. he is creating more international pressure against him but on the technical battlefield he is clearly achieving what he wants to achieve. >> i think we would agree that syria, out of the hands of assad, a chance to be free and democrati

burgess put the rams on top. theus off the iron. bcu up by three in the final seconds. wichita state, one last chance. they couldn't get the three to fall. bcu pulled off another upset, 62-59. that's your early look at sports on "early today." have a great weekend. i'm fred roggin. >>> russell brand was arrested yesterday, but wait until you hear what he blamed it on. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, save seen they've seen it all, covered the biggest stories but you won't believe what got their undivided attention yesterday. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back to "early today". we have an outstanding forecast coming up for the weekend, but we have to get through our wet try in the northeast. a nice spring preview earlier in the week. 47 and chilly day in boston. hartford, 57. 68, philadelphia. and not quite as warm today in d.c. at 76. as we move into the midwest, though, beautiful chicago, 77. 75, minneapolis. beautiful in dallas. 77 there. 84 in orlando. 81 in miami where we're getting ready for jazz in the gardens t

let's bring in shark expert george burgess, the director of the florida program for shark research.you. another teen was attacked by a shark on that same beach, the same day, and there was yet another shark attack on thursday on florida's ginseng beach. what is going on here? is there a logical explanation? is this usual this time of year? >> actually it is fairly typical this time of year, with the water temperatures warm along the east coast of the united states, the sharks begin to move from south to north and head into warmer waters. and, of course, humans are doing the same thing. tass gets warmer to the north, more people enter the sea. we can sort of watch the progress of the sharks as they move from florida all the way up the east coast, but sort of follow some of the small bites we get. >> okay, so types of sharks, what are we talking about here? >> in this case, probably mostly black tip and spinner sharks, species that get to about 6 feet in length and are primarily fish eaters. so these are probably cases of mistaken identity in most situations. >> isn't that usually the

bradford burgess buries it. then troy daniels for three, got it. vcu up 21-0 to start the game.ight now they lead by nine late in the second half. all right. let's go to college park. senior day for shawn moseley and john dillard. maryland taking on virginia in the regular season finale. virginia up five in the second half. a foul by john oslander. the assistant trying to hold the coach back. get out of here. they later hugged it out. later in the half, turps down four. moezly open, knocks down the three. it's a one-point game. 13 seconds to play. turps down three. for the tie, buries it. he had a team high 25 points. we're tied at 61. heck of a game at college park. maryland with a chance to win, off the mark. we're going to overtime. in overtime, cavaliers senior mike scott takes over. hit a career high 35 points. unstoppable. maryland falls 75-72 in overtime. >> it's about being together. this is it. this is our group. we have to be together. i was really proud of them. that was it just a guttie effort by my guys. >> they kept fighting and fighting. i think we played hard in

this down to the wire after bradford burgess put the rams on top. off the iron. bcu up by three in the final seconds. wichita state, one last chance. they couldn't get the three to fall. bcu pulled off another upset, 62-59. that's your early look at sports on "early today." have a great weekend. i'm fred roggin. >>> russell brand was arrested yesterday, but wait until you hear what he blamed it on. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, they've seen it all, covered the biggest stories but you won't believe what got their undivided attention yesterday. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back to "early today." the weekend's weather looking good here. we start with our friday forecast in the northeast. clouds and showers coming back. not quite as warm. in the 40s in boston. 76 in washington. some storms in atlanta and 81. sunshine in dallas, 77. then for saturday, nice weather in denver. and improving conditions in the northeast with temperatures into the 50s for boston. about 61 there in new york. improving conditions down

vcu's bradford burgess hit a key three-pointer with 1:33 left and the 12th seeded rams beat number 5ita state, 62-59. >>> when we return, scared straight. shocking new ads aimed to get smokers to kick the habit. ,,,, >>> here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. washington, d.c., thunderstorms, 78. atlanta, thunder showers, 80. st. louis, thunderstorms, 80 degrees as well. denver is going to be sunny, 72. seattle, showers and 50 degrees. >>> in health news, the federal government is launching a graphic new anti-smoking ad campaign. smoking kills 443,000 americans a year. so the new campaign pulls no punches as dr. jon lapook reports. >> this is terry. she's 51 years old and a victim of head and neck cancer. >> she's part of the new public service announcement featuring disturbing images of former smokers. rosebud smith smoked for 28 years. >> even when i was having heart attacks, i still smoked a cigarette like during the heart attack. yes. >> cdc director thinks the ads are graphic and shocking. he says that's exactly the point. >> advertising works, hard

second half, burgess kicks it out for the triple, the rams jump out to 15 point lead. but this thing tightened up quickly. drexel makes a comeback, a one-point game, with 12.7 seconds left. drexel one last chance, can't hit the three, they were down three, doesn't go down, time expires, vcu wins, snapping the 19 game win streak by drexel. 59-56 is the final. vcu wins the caa division tight and going back to the big dance. >> gonzaga and st. mary's harris hits a long three to tie it up, sends the game to overtime. with three seconds left. in ot, st. mary's up two, a chance to tie it, blows the shot there. st. mary's wins, earning a berth in the big dance. gonzaga will likely get there on their plmerits. a judge rejected lenny dykstra's no contest plea. he was accused of using a foe knee business, credited with one year of time served. he has pled not guilty toex posing himself to women he met on craigslist. >>> at topt of the hour on morning joe, 40 minutes or so less until the first poll opens in the state of ohio where mitt romney is looking to prove he's the nominee.

similarly, general ronald burgess, the director of the defense intelligence agency and james clapper, director of national intelligence, told the committee recently absent some kind of external intervention, asaid would likely remain in power for the foreseeable future. the united states has a clear national security interest in stopping the slaughter in syria and forcing assad to leave power. the end of the assad regime could sever hezbollah's life line to iran. eliminate a threat to israel. bolster lebanon sovereignty and independence and remove a committed state sponsor of terrorism that is engaged in the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. it would be a geo-political success of the first order and as general madis told the committee yesterday and i quote, "the biggest strategic set back for iran in 25 years." the president made the objective of the united states that the killing in syria must stop, and assad must go. the president has committed our prestige and credibility to that goal and it is the right goal, but the killing continues. what opposition groups in syria n

burgess steals the ball and finding troy daniels, and daniels buries it.ver 3 to plays. rams up by 6. brandenburg splits the defense and he gets it to go. shaka is loves it. he's loving it because they're going back to the dance. vcu wins and they earn a bid to the ncaa tournament. rams hope to get back to the final four. wonlt that be something. >>> spring training comic relief. this is tim bur dick. he's playing hulk hogan. you have to keep it light. from a real american to a real national, mets and nets in port st. lucie. he has some wheels and beats out the throw to first. say what you want about bryce harper, but don't say he doesn't hustle. 2 for 2 with the walk. the nationals win 3-1. harper playing pretty well so far in spring training, making a [ male announcer ] for some reason those five food groups sound a whole lot better when you put them in a taco shell instead of a pyramid. old el paso. when you gotta have mexican. fantastic! pro-gresso ] they fit! okay-y... okay??? i've been eating progresso and now my favore old jeans...fit. okay is there

vcu answers, a wide open bradford burgess takes the lead.inal seconds, wichita state needs a three. he fires but it goes off the rim. the first big upset of the tournament. i don't know if we can call it an upset with vc yurks anymore. they win 62-59. they get indiana tomorrow night. it's been 66 years now since harvard has been to the ncaa tournament. the 12th seed crimson takes on my vanderbilt come mon doors. jeffrey tailor with the steal hammers it down. vanderbilt opened an 18-point lead but give harvard credit. they came back. a late rally. a steal here. brandon curry going to lay it in. cuts the lead to nine. little bit of a panic time for vanderbilt fans because we've seen this before. head coach kevin stalling not pleased. his team holds on to win. they held off harvard winning 79-70. vanderbilt against wisconsin tomorrow night. three seed baylor, a lot of people picking an upset in this one. uniforms that make oregon football blush. look at these things. stop it. taking on 14th seeded south dakota state. the jack rabbits open with

burgess wide open. with 20 seconds left, sayas floats a ball over. gets the generous bounce and that is all bcu needed. they do it again shocking the shockers 62-59 for the first upset of the tournament. >> even after wichita state took the lead, we didn't put our heads down. we kept fighting. and then these guys really made some huge plays down the stretch, which turned out to be the difference in the game. >> john stockton rooting on his alma mater. the mountaineers seemed lethargic all game and they took advantage sending them home early 77-64. they play the winner of this game taking on ohio state. but the greyhounds dancing ends early. the wizards making moves today in a three-game trade. the wizards get nana, ryan cook and a second round pick in 2015. just hours later, the wizards take the court in new orleans facing the hornets. they never looked back. john wall having some fun tonight. behind the back layup. he had 26 points. 12 assists on the night. they won tonight by 10. all right. this not necessarily a sight caps fans want to see. that i

i'm not sure the court's prepared to do that. >> congressman burgess, why is that argument wrong?i wasn't here in 1932 when the social security act was passed. my understanding is it did, the supreme court did look at that as well. social security is an annuity payment. it is an insurance payment that is, that people make in order to have that benefit at the end of their working lives. maybe it's good, maybe it's bad, but at the same time, we're entering into an entire new realm with this law, and as a consequence i think it does require everyone from a legislative branch to the executive branch to the judiciary to be very circumspect how it's enacted. >> excellent of you to join us, doctor, thank you for your perspective, congressman michael burgess joining from us capitol hill. thanks again. >>> still ahead, trayvon martin's mom and dad are taking their call for justice and change to tap toll hill. they'll join us live shortly. >>> it's not typecasting in a new movie set in the white house, you might be surprised to find out who is playing nancy reagan. ♪ he was a 21st century g

burgess. >> thank you. dr. winston, along that line, do you have a sense as to -- clearly states are doing things differently among the several states. do you have a sense as to whether or not there is any coordination at the state level as to adopting the best practices, what's working in one location might be transferable to another location, is there communication along these lines, are states looking at what programs are working and -- in other areas, and then i want to go to go to dr. strickland as to what the federal oversight of that is. but do you get a sense there are states that are doing it right, and states that showroom for improvement? >> i have to say that it's not my expertise to look at what states are doing, so i can't really give you a full answer. i can speak to one program that hersa funded that's in pennsylvania that might be of help to you. in pennsylvania, there is this group -- there's a program called brain steps to try to reintegrate children into the school system, because understand

burgess was if i could go back to the question about the reuse of deobligated funds. and i assume that as you're here today really for our benefit, your benefit that there's total transparency in the budget planning and that we need to have the epa in your plans and in your spending. the gao testified before this committee that epa reuses a sizable amount of funds that has deobligated from past years but does not report this reuse in its budget justifications. in 2010 it reported reuse of funds of $160 million more than the epa's spending cuts proposal this year. at present since the epa is not reporting how much money it plans to reobligation and use next year, were you aware the epa was not reporting this information? >> i'm sorry, sir. i was trying to get background. please forgive me. we do report our deobligations in our financial statements. i'm happy to take a look at the issue. but when we deobligate money, obviously we're reporting that. >> what the gao was telling us, especially with the reuse of these funds being reported to congress, the epa budget justifi

recently from director clapper, the director of national intelligence, and from lieutenant general burgess. director clapper very specifically said that his view is that pakistan is not making a significant effort to stop the flow of those bomb making components. i wonder if either of you have any views on that topic. >> senator, the -- it has been an area of frustration. it has been a serious topic of dialogue with us. they have passed the laws now that will enable them to make arrests that they could not make before in this regard. they've also put together they're counter-ied strategy here in the last few months. and i need to get back in pakistan and talk with them more about it. there is some reason for more optimism today than if i was testifying last year. but i need to do more home work before i can give you a complete answer. pakistan as you know, it's called the federal administered tribal area for a reason up in the north there. it's a very unique status that it's had since pakistan became a country. their level of sovereignty over everything that goes on there has also been at

gillette burgess was a humorous, a writer. better known for his children's books and nonsense works. he wrote "the purple cow." have you heard of that one? it's an old san francisco one. but he got so sick of it. tive written down here. he hated people reciting it back to him so he wrote, "a, yes, i wrote "the purple cow," i'm sorry now i wrote it. but i can tell you anyhow, i'll kill you if you quote it." he used carville in two of his novels, scenes and characters. one is a romantic. a guy rents one and brings his dates out there for a little romantic rendezvous. and another one where an old car conductor rents a car and it comes to life. you have to read more in these books. another artist and musicians. this car on the left, number one, was called la bohemme rented in the sutro section by musicians who when they finished their work downtown in the clubs and theaters would go out to carville to this clubhouse in the night and drink and go skinny dipping in the surf and raise all sorts of ruckus. this little hill in front of

gillette burgess was a humorous, a writer.rote "the purple cow." have you heard of that one? it's an old san francisco one. but he got so sick of it. tive written down here. he hated people reciting it back to him so he wrote, "a, yes, i wrote "the purple cow," i'm sorry now i wrote it. but i can tell you anyhow, i'll kill you if you quote it." he used carville in two of his novels, scenes and characters. one is a romantic. a guy rents one and brings his dates out there for a little romantic rendezvous. and another one where an old car conductor rents a car and it comes to life. you have to read more in these books. another artist and musicians. this car on the left, number one, was called la

burgess, mr. campbell and mr. duffy, mr. amash, mr. mulvaney make as members of the joint economic committee. we are here as a matter of law. established in 1946 as the congressional counterpart to the president's council of economic advisors, the joint economic committee has provided timely insight on economic issues to the congress for more than half a century. we helped lay the intellectual groundwork for the tax cut in 1964 and in 1980, plugging in the supply side established the credibility of supply side economics and paved the way for the reagan tax cut in 1981. the joint economic committee examines economic development and evaluates the economic ramifications of policies being considered by the congress such as this budget. in work by the g.e.c. republicans received national attention during the debate over president obama's plan to nationalize health care in the 111th congress. since then the full employment and balanced growth act of 1978, the joint economic committee has performed an important function in this, the annual bu

i yield my time to the vice chairman doctor burgess. >> thank you, chairman, for the record.today's hearing is a vital important, as the cdc indicates that overall 1.7 million people sustain a brain annually. of those who do survive, 11,000 are children. this makes traumatic brain injury the number one cause of death for children. there exist no viable reparative or therapeutic options for patients, and all of the integrations apart design to prevent progression of the injury or secondary injury. in order to successfully treat traumatic brain injury, we must equip healthcare and professionals or resources needed to achieve the goal with improving outcomes and quality of life for those affected. although there are numerous research projects underway across the country, including the university of texas and north texas brain injury model system, a tbi center, centralize and organize research approaches that avoid duplication is lacking. government accountability releases january a report that talks about traumatic brain injury activities, it emphasized the need for coordination

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