[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 83 (Tuesday, June 21, 2005)]
[Senate]
[Page S6905]
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                            MORNING BUSINESS

  Mr. DOMENICI. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that there be a 
period for morning business with Senators permitted to speak for up to 
10 minutes.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                           Juvenile Diabetes

  Ms. LANDRIEU. Mr. President, I thought I would take a moment to 
acknowledge that here with us today around the Capitol are hundreds of 
young advocates for a cure for juvenile diabetes. There are three young 
women who came to my office a few moments ago: Dominique Legaux, Liz 
Kramm, and Laura Rutledge. I would like to take this opportunity to 
submit their letters for the Record. All of these letters call on us to 
focus on the challenges before so many of our young people with 
juvenile diabetes and call on us to explore the possibility of stem 
cell research on their behalf.
  I thank the chairman. I ask unanimous consent these letters be 
printed in the Record.
  There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in 
the Record, as follows:

       Dear Scheduler Cenicola, thank you for talking the time to 
     schedule a meeting between myself and Senator Landrieu. I 
     know that you must be very busy, but your time will not be 
     wasted scheduling this meeting. The continued research for 
     juvenile diabetes is very important to me and I wish to 
     convey this message to Senator Landrieu on June 21.
           Many thanks,
                                                 Dominique Leganx.


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       Dear Ms. Amy Cenicola, my name is Liz Kramm and I am a 
     children's delegate for JDRF's 2005 Children's Congress. 
     Thanks so much for helping me set up a meeting with Senator 
     Landrieu on the 21st of June.
           Many thanks,
     Liz Kramm.
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       Dear Ms. Cenicola, my name is Laura Rutlege, I am eleven 
     years old, and I am a 2005 Juvenile Diabetes Research 
     Foundation Children's Congress delegate. I was diagnosed with 
     Type One Diabetes when I was 17 months old. I suffer daily 
     and deal with a lot of self-control and discipline. Thank you 
     for helping me meet with Senator Landrieu on June 21!
           Many thanks,
                                                   Laura Rutledge.

  Ms. STABENOW. Mr. President, will my colleague yield for a question?
  Ms. LANDRIEU. For one moment, yes.
  Ms. STABENOW. Mr. President, I was going to ask a question relating 
to stem cell research. I had a wonderful group of young people from 
Michigan in my office as well. I commend the Senator from Louisiana for 
bringing up this issue. We have families here talking literally about 
saving lives and about hope for their children.
  I am hopeful, as I am sure the Senator from Louisiana is, that we 
will, by July, have the opportunity to bring before this body the very 
important issue of stem cell research and have a vote by this body.
  I thank my colleague from Louisiana.
  Ms. LANDRIEU. Mr. President, I thank my colleague from Michigan. I 
yield the floor.
  (At the request of Mr. Reid, the following statement was ordered to 
be printed in the Record.)

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