[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 9198]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           STEM CELL RESEARCH

  (Mr. CHANDLER asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. CHANDLER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today on behalf of life and on 
behalf of my constituents whose voices are weakening because they are 
losing their battles with diseases such as diabetes, Alzheimer's, 
Parkinson's and ALS.
  Just last week, I met with Mary Lou Smith of Lexington, Kentucky, who 
struggles daily with her battle against Lou Gehrig's disease.
  Diagnosed in February of 2005, this degenerative neurological disease 
has quickly devastated her and her family.
  It is individuals such as Mary Lou Smith that exemplify the urgency 
for the Federal Government to act on stem cell research. I urge the 
other body to pass H.R. 810, which the House passed 1 year ago 
tomorrow.
  Stem cell research has the potential to not only improve the quality 
of life of people living with ALS but save the lives of individuals all 
across this world.

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