[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 17]
[Senate]
[Page 23308]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      TRIBUTE TO CHRISTOPHER REEVE

  Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, I join with others in the Senate to say 
it is with deep sorrow I note the death of Christopher Reeve. 
Christopher set a wonderful example of courage and perseverance for men 
and women all over this country who are afflicted by disabilities, and 
particularly those who have spinal cord injuries.
  Christopher never gave up hope that eventually he could be cured. He 
worked hard to keep his body in the best shape possible to prepare for 
the day when an effective treatment for his injury would be available, 
and he fought unceasingly to foster the scientific research that offers 
hope and help to millions of others afflicted with severe injuries or 
dreaded disease.
  He was particularly involved in the battle for stem cell research 
because he saw it as the best opportunity for curing not only his 
injury but also a host of other diseases from Parkinson's and diabetes 
to heart disease. This election is critical in achieving Christopher 
Reeve's vision because only one candidate for President, John Kerry, is 
committed not only to stem cell research but to good science generally, 
science not constrained by ideology or partisanship.
  I am going to come back to this subject matter in just a moment.

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