Stem Cell Research: House GOP Refuses to Override Veto

STEM CELL RESEARCH: HOUSE GOP REFUSES TO OVERRIDE VETO

Ms. BERKLEY. Mr. Speaker, last week House Republicans refused to override the President's veto of lifesaving stem cell research. Their action will hurt our Nation's effort to find cures to diseases like Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, diabetes, and cancer.

The stem cell research bill could have directly benefited an estimated 100 million of our fellow Americans, those personally fighting these diseases and their family members who share their suffering and pain. The legislation would have expanded Federal funding for extremely promising embryonic stem cell research while at the same time imposing strict ethical standards.

House Republicans refused to listen to our Nation's leading scientists, biomedical researchers, and health organizations who said this legislation can save lives. More importantly, they refused to listen to the pleas of their own constituents. Instead, they once again supported a President who has no interest in giving our researchers the tools they need to find cures to diseases like cancer, diabetes, and Alzheimer's. They were pandering to a very narrow part of their base. Shame on them.

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