[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 14204]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                               SUSAN FAJT

  (Mr. WELDON of Florida asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WELDON of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I rise to introduce my colleagues 
in the House to a young lady by the name of Susan Fajt. I am going to 
rise later into the 5-minute rule and talk a little bit more about her 
case, but I have a picture here I just want to introduce everyone to 
that I took in my office yesterday. This lady was injured in a car 
wreck and could not walk or stand, and she underwent a stem cell 
treatment and she is now able to walk and stand. Quite miraculous.
  The main thing that I want it to point out, I know many people in 
this body have been led to believe this can only be done with embryonic 
stem cells. It actually cannot be done with embryonic stem cells. It 
was done with an adult stem cell. The stem cell was taken from her nose 
and she is continuing to improve.
  Only inside the beltway do people believe what is not true to be true 
and what is true to be what is not true.
  Adult stem cells allow people previously paralyzed to walk.

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