Senate Set To Pass Stem Cell Bill

[OhioChick]

Source: AP

POSTED: 8:44 am EDT April 11, 2007

WASHINGTON -- Senate supporters of embryonic stem cell research refused to take another no for an answer Tuesday, advancing politically popular legislation that is assured of passage, yet doomed for the second straight year to a veto that Congress cannot override.

"This bill eventually will become law," vowed Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., as debate opened on a bill to loosen federal funding restrictions on research that supporters say offers hope for treatment of numerous diseases.

"If not this year then next year. If not next year then the following year."

Assuredly not this year.

President George W. Bush, who cast the only veto of his tenure on a stem cell bill in 2006, quickly made it clear this year will be no different. The bill "would use federal taxpayer dollars to support and encourage the destruction of human life for research," the White House said in a written statement.



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[HockeyMom]

1. Put another nail in his coffin

Not doing the WILL of the people.

[sinkingfeeling]

2. "But using federal taxpayer dollars to support and encourage the destruction of

Iraqis is a great and wise use of money," added Bush.

[napi21]

3. I HOPE they get enough votes to make their decision vetoproof!

I heard a coiple of Senators on different talk shows who were hopeful it would pass comfortably!

[IChing]

6. 63-34 vote

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070411/ap_on_go_co/stem_cells_11

[napi21]

8. 60 votes overrides a veto, doesn't it? HA, I sure hope this Senate

can show the Shrub he isn't the dictator he thinks he is!

[OhioChick]

9. From Your Source....

"The 63-34 vote was shy of the margin that would be needed to enact the measure over presidential opposition, despite gains made by supporters in last fall's elections."

[Lurking Dem]

4. He already killed me the first time he nixed it.

"If not this year then next year. If not next year then the following year."

How many lives does that represent?

[KansDem]

5. "use federal taxpayer dollars to support and encourage the destruction of human life for research"

Riiiiight. Bushie prefers instead to use federal taxpayer dollars to support and encourage the destruction of human life in Iraq... :crazy:

[BadgerKid]

7. Money trumps research. (sarcasm) n/t