[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 96 (Thursday, July 20, 2006)]
[House]
[Page H5494]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  SUPPORT EMBRYONIC STEM CELL RESEARCH

  (Ms. SCHWARTZ of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. SCHWARTZ of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I rise disappointed and 
angered by the President's veto of the Stem Cell Research Enhancement 
Act, and I rise in solidarity with my 237 colleagues and the 63 
Senators who voted to overturn the Bush administration's policies that 
have stifled the promise of stem cell research and sound and ethical 
science.
  Since 2001, stem cell research in the United States has been thwarted 
by the Bush administration's misguided policies. And yesterday, 
President Bush once again let politics, not science, not the health and 
well-being of American families, and not the will of the majority of 
Americans, dictate his decision making.
  It is a sad day when the President of the United States acts to 
impede lifesaving medical research. And with this veto, President Bush 
failed to give American families the promise of this research. American 
families want cures, not politics. And they want hope, not lost 
opportunities.
  I, along with millions of Americans, am outraged, but we are not 
deterred. We will keep fighting and we will succeed in fighting the 
President's restrictions on stem cell research.
  Those of us who voted to override the presidential veto, voted:
  to maintain the United State's stance as the world leader in medical 
research and scientific advancement;
  to advance scientific discovery in an ethically and responsible 
manner;
  to enhance the ability of medical professionals to care for their 
patients;
  to fulfill our obligation to use our human resources and capital for 
the greater good; and
  most importantly, to benefit the millions battling disease and 
injury.

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