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About it. his rhetoric over the past couple of weeks is really for a guy who is pretty cool or restrained, is not cool or restrained. he repeatedly accused republicans of being pro sickness, i don't think the republicans are getting crushed. the leadership, they were pushed into this by the more conservative members of the house and senate and may sit back and say well this is kind of amazing. if they can stick together and get their message out, it should be pretty clear. about fairness, why would they pass a bill -- that is a message moved by the democrats -- it is true, unfair to pass a law...

With the way we talk about mental illness tends to be, as you said, a very broad umbrella. i'm loathed to talk about adam lanza or sort of speculate on his condition, because there is no way and his mother can't speak to his history now, but i do think it's very important when you are dealing with mental illness to not use the word mental illness repeatedly when you're talking about kids with asburgers or the autism spectrum. that becomes stigmatizing and a big part of the education process in this country. >> when we talk -- also on that note, as maggie mentions, as far as newtown, the n.i.h....

Much money, again, around the world, was sort of the focus of the meeting. i was moderating the panel, francis collins, head of the nih, jonathan roth berg who you may have seen on the cover of "forbes," people like that getting together and hammering through some of the issues and solutions. >> getting back to the money, these dna tests, these at-home genetic tests are becoming a lot less expensive and a lot more accessible to people. are they a reliable predictor of disease? are they the kind of thing that the general public should start to get involved in the they can afford? >> reporter: i...

He is directing the nih, national institutes of health, to do this massive public-private partnership and try to find new drugs. it is like putting a man on the moon. he is asking america's scientists and underachievers of the world to get together to find some that will address pain that doesn't come with the addictive properties of opiates. that can be achieved in addition to trying to tell kids you don't need to do this. you can have all the fulfillment you need without it. i think the ad money, it could be well spent possibly but i think him directing the nih to do that is probably the mos...