[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 14660]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               STEM CELL RESEARCH ENHANCEMENT ACT OF 2007

  (Mr. KLEIN of Florida asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. KLEIN of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to support the Stem 
Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007.
  Stem cell research has the capability to cure our most common and 
pervasive diseases and conditions. From Alzheimer's to Parkinson's 
disease, cancer to juvenile diabetes, the potential of stem cell 
research presents one of humanity's greatest leaps toward the ultimate 
goal of preserving, prolonging and improving life.
  As a member of the Florida State Senate for 10 years, leading efforts 
to utilize and fund embryonic stem cell research was not just a 
priority of mine, it was a mission.
  A large part of my passion and drive toward funding stem cell 
research is driven by people like Adam Susser, a young boy from the 
town I reside in, Boca Raton. Adam was asphyxiated at birth and, as a 
result, is cortically blind with quadriplegic cerebral palsy.
  It is driven by Matthew Romer, a young boy in south Florida who died 
from a fatal genetic disease, despite both parents being told they did 
not carry the gene.
  Both Adam and Matthew suffer from illnesses that stem cell research 
could find cures for.
  Today, I encourage my friends in Congress to support the Stem Cell 
Research Enhancement Act. The passage of this Act is vitally important 
to the millions of Americans who suffer today from incurable disease 
and to the millions of Americans who will suffer from incurable 
diseases in the future.

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