[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 95 (Wednesday, July 19, 2006)]
[House]
[Page H5386]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      EMBRYONIC STEM CELL RESEARCH

  (Mr. McGOVERN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. McGOVERN. Madam Speaker, President Bush has not vetoed a single 
bill, even though this Republican Congress has passed some really lousy 
legislation. It is amazing to me that he would choose his first veto on 
a bill that is critical to finding cures for cancer, Alzheimer's 
disease, Parkinson's disease, MS, and so many other diseases.
  H.R. 810, the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act offers real hope, 
and the President should not veto it. Washington Republicans, worried 
that a veto of this important and popular bill will damage them 
politically, are also pushing two other bills.
  The American people will not be deceived. They know that H.R. 810 is 
the real deal, and that it deserves to become law.
  This week the American Medical Association and 92 other organizations 
sent out a letter stating, and I quote, ``Only H.R. 810 will move stem 
cell research forward in our country. This is the bill that holds 
promise for expanding medical breakthroughs. The other two bills are 
not substitutes for a `yes' vote on H.R. 810.'' They conclude by saying 
that H.R. 810 is the ``pro-patient and pro-research bill.''
  Madam Speaker, President Bush has a choice to make. He can act on 
behalf of his extreme right wing, or he can act on behalf of millions 
of Americans who are suffering from terrible diseases. I hope he makes 
the right choice.

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