[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 65 (Tuesday, May 23, 2006)]
[House]
[Page H3023]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE PASSAGE OF H.R. 810, THE STEM CELL RESEARCH 
                            ENHANCEMENT ACT

  (Mr. CARNAHAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. CARNAHAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize it has been 1 year 
since this House passed H.R. 810, the Stem Cell Research and 
Enhancement Act, and still there is no action by the Senate.
  Stem cell research holds the promise of cures for many diseases. 
Removing the Bush administration's limits will expand research and 
support the hopes of millions of Americans who work every day to 
survive under the burden of a life-altering diagnosis. Science, not 
politics, should determine the future of this vital research.
  The House passed H.R. 810 with extraordinary bipartisan effort, and 
most believe there is a bipartisan group in the Senate of well over 60 
votes to pass this bill. And still there is no action in the Senate.
  We stand here with the tools in our hands to ease the pain of so many 
across this country and around the world. If we don't tap into this 
potential, we will never know what it can yield. To forego potentially 
lifesaving cures is simply immoral. It is time for the Senate to act on 
lifesaving cures.

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