[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 1]
[House]
[Pages 744-745]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




             SUPPORT THE STEM CELL RESEARCH ENHANCEMENT ACT

  (Mr. MURPHY of Connecticut asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. MURPHY of Connecticut. Mr. Speaker, today, we will have the 
chance to grant relief to millions of Americans toiling under an unjust 
minimum wage, but later this week we will also have the opportunity to 
grant relief to the millions of Americans who are suffering from 
debilitating and life-threatening diseases by passing the bipartisan 
Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act.
  In Connecticut, I was proud to have overseen passage of the Nation's 
first law investing State funds in life-saving stem cell research. But 
our $100 million success story in Connecticut was a bittersweet one, 
since our effort was made necessary only by the Federal Government's 
failure to act.
  Mr. Speaker, I will be even prouder to join my colleagues on both 
sides of the aisle this week to support legislation that will buttress 
the hopes of millions of Americans with the tangible support and 
resources of their Federal Government, and I hope that

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this unprecedented show of support here in the people's House will give 
our President cause to reconsider his unfounded and unpopular decision 
to oppose this life-saving initiative.

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