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A group of four hospitals , led by Cincinnati Children 's Hospital Medical Center , are starting a large-scale study this spring examining how children respond to various types of weight-loss surgery , including the gastric bypass , in which a pouch is stapled off from the rest of the stomach and connected to the small intestine . Rep. John Dingell , D-Mich ., chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee and the most senior member of the House , had strongly objected to creation of the select committee that Pelosi said would put added focus on the need to deal with global warming . The models indicate that what happens typically depends on traffic volume - - a combination of vehicle density and average speed . " It sounds like the Bush administration , having seen the very real shadow of scientific evidence of global warming , has chosen to go back into its hole of denial by saying that it will not support measures to reduce global warming and its disastrous affects on our economy and environment , " Markey said . Asked about the latest twist in the argument for breaking the cap , Patrick said , " I think that this new wrinkle once again proves that the legislation that was passed last year was done hastily and without full thought of its total ramifications on the budget , schools and homeowners . " He said after meeting with his Cabinet , " Congress needs to listen to a budget which says no tax increase , and a budget , because of fiscal discipline , that can be balanced in five years . Among adults , mortality rates among gastric bypass patients remain at between 1 in 100 and 1 in 200 patients . " We need to be in front of this to maintain consumer confidence , " said Tom Stenzel , president of the United Fresh Produce Association , a leading trade group . There 's certainly no shortage of budget problems crying out for solutions : tax cuts that expire in four years unless renewed ; federal retirement programs like Social Security and Medicare that need to be overhauled to absorb tens of millions of baby boomers , a looming hidden tax hike on the middle class under the alternative minimum tax . " Today 's budget is devastating news for children , seniors and the disabled who depend on the Medicare and Medicaid programs , " said Rich Umbdenstock , president of the American Hospital Association .