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« Father recounts finding daughter slain / Photo | Today | Cumberland bookkeeper gets 4 years in prison » June 7, 2007House OKs lifting restrictions on stem cell researchWASHINGTON -- Spoiling for a veto fight, Congress cleared legislation today easing restrictions on federal funding for embryonic stem cell research. The House vote to send the measure to President Bush was 247-176, short of the level needed to override a second veto in as many years on the issue. U.S. Rep. James R. Langevin, D-R.I., voted yes to lift the ban on embryonic stem cell research. He has been an outspoken advocate for expanding the federal government’s role and involvement in stem cell research since 2001. Langevin rallied support for the bill on the House Floor earlier today, according to his office, and subsequently offered the following statement: "I am proud to support the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act and to be a part of a Congress that has made this a top priority. This legislation has strong, bipartisan support in both chambers of Congress, enjoys the support of up to 70 percent of Americans, and offers hope and the promise of a cure to the millions of patients suffering from chronic disease and disability.” Fellow Rhode Island Democrat, Rep. Patrick Kennedy, also voted in favor of the legislation. Click here for a roll call on the vote. Read the full Associated Press story about the vote here. -- The Associated Press and projo.com staff writer Kate Bramson The bill's leading advocate, Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Colo., had this to say after the measure passed: "For many, embryonic stem cell research is the most promising source of potential treatments and cures" for debilitating disease. "Unfortunately, because of the stubbornness of one man - President Bush - these people continue to suffer as they wait," she added. Langevin has also recently been tapped to serve as a special adviser to U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign on stem-cell research and policy and outreach to people with disabilities. Critics of the legislation said the research requires the destruction of human embryos, and that alternatives have shown more promise. Posted by Kate Bramson CommentsJon Fistarus | June 7, 2007 6:44 PM link Post a commentPlease be civil. Vicious comments, personal attacks and profanity won't be published. Name and email are required; email address will not publish. |
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Bush should be sent to prison for his crimes against humanity.