Democratic Members of the Senate Hold a News Conference On Stem Cell Research

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Democratic Members of the Senate Hold a News Conference On Stem Cell Research

SENATE DEMOCRATS HOLD A NEWS CONFERENCE ON STEM CELL RESEARCH

MAY 11, 2006

SPEAKERS: U.S. SENATOR CHARLES SCHUMER (D-NY) U.S. SENATOR EDWARD KENNEDY (D-MA) U.S. SENATOR TOM HARKIN (D-IA) U.S. SENATOR DIANNE FEINSTEIN (D-CA) U.S. SENATOR ROBERT MENENDEZ (D-NJ) U.S. SENATOR BYRON DORGAN (D-ND)

[*] HARKIN: Well, thank you all for being here. Well, the Republicans ballyhooed Health Week as coming to a close and, as we suspected, it has been a sham and a farce. Absolutely nothing's been accomplished.

Just as everyone predicted, the three bills brought up by Senator Frist went nowhere.

Meanwhile, the Republican leadership refused our pleas to allow a vote on H.R. 810, the bill to life the president's restrictions on embryonic stem cell research.

Make no mistake about it: This is the number one health research priority of the American people. So think about it. It's now been 352 days since the House passed this bill with a strong bipartisan vote....

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