[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 10963]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               STEM CELL RESEARCH ENHANCEMENT ACT OF 2005

  (Mr. CLEAVER asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. CLEAVER. Mr. Speaker, as Americans, we continually strive toward 
progress. Today we find at our disposal a tool for healing that is 
unlike any the world has previously known, a tool with the potential to 
cure our most terrible diseases and ease the suffering of over a half 
million Americans in my State alone.
  Our Nation is blessed with the greatest minds and resources on the 
planet. My district, Missouri five, there are two citizens, Jim and 
Virginia Stowers, who have dedicated their personal fortune of nearly 
$2 billion to conduct basic biomedical research and fight these 
diseases. The Stowers Institute employs brilliant researchers from more 
than 20 countries to use these tools to bridge the gap between diseases 
and cures.
  Across the United States, Americans are voicing their support for 
stem cell research. Poll after poll after poll shows that Americans, 
regardless of political affiliation or religion, support using stem 
cell research as a tool to fight diseases. As a fourth generation 
ordained minister, I am delighted to be able to support H.R. 810 to 
ease the suffering.

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