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June 7, 2007
"'Our bill expands research on stem cell lines that would otherwise be discarded, acknowledges the important ethical issues at stake and enacts stronger research guidelines than exist in the President's current policy. And because we believe that all forms of promising research should move forward, our legislation includes a provision that supports the advancement of alternative forms of stem cell research,' said Reid."
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June 7, 2007
Last July, despite overwhelming support from the American people and a solid majority of the Congress, President Bush vetoed the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2006. Today, the Democratic-led House and Senate are giving the President another chance to sign this bill expanding scientists' access to embryonic stem cell lines and opening the door to potential lifesaving cures for millions of Americans.
This afternoon, Speaker Pelosi signed the bill and sent it to the President:
Blog Post
June 7, 2007
Today, Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers and Constitution Subcommittee Chairman Jerrold Nadler sent a letter to Vice President Dick Cheney, asking him to recuse himself from any involvement in issues related to the I. Scooter Libby criminal prosecution and potential pardon.
June 7, 2007The Honorable Dick Cheney
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Blog Post
June 7, 2007
The Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties is currently holding an oversight hearing on the Constitutional limitations on domestic surveillance. The hearing is the first in a series entitled "The Constitution in Crisis: The State of Civil Liberties in America."
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June 7, 2007
Testimony offered yesterday before the Senate Banking Committee raised questions about whether some student lenders are using inappropriate criteria to determine the loan terms and other borrower benefits they offer to students at different colleges -- that is, whether the lenders may in some cases be "redlining".
Blog Post
June 7, 2007
The Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act passed the House, 247-176. Speaker Pelosi closed the debate:
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Blog Post
June 7, 2007
Today, the House is debating S. 5, the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act. On January 11th, the House passed H.R. 3, the DeGette-Castle Stem Cell bill and the Senate passed S. 5 on April 11th. The provisions of S. 5 are identical to those in H.R. 3, except that S. 5 also contains provisions authorizing alternative stem cell research not included in H.R. 3.
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June 7, 2007
The Science Committee is currently holding a hearing on the Environmental Satellite Monitoring System, or National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS). As noted here on Monday, the Associated Press reported that "The Bush administration is drastically scaling back efforts to measure global warming from space, just as the president tries to convince the world the U.S.
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June 7, 2007
The Oversight and Government Reform Committee is currently holding a hearing, "Darfur and the Olympics: A Call for International Action." Subcommittee Chairman John Tierney has invited classrooms across the country (pdf) to watch the hearing. On Tuesday the House passed a resolution introduced by Rep.
Blog Post
June 6, 2007
The National STEM Scholarship Database Act would direct the Secretary of Education to establish and maintain a public website through which individuals may find a complete database of available scholarships, fellowships, and other programs of financial assistance in the study of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
Rep. Rush Holt speaks in favor of the bill, which he sponsored: