DeGette Responds To Stem Cell Advancement
February 20, 2008
WASHINGTON, D.C. – With the news of another stem cell advancement,Energy and Commerce Committee Vice Chair Diana DeGette (D-CO), thechief architect of the Embryonic Stem Cell Research Act, today released the following comments:
"This new discovery represents another exciting advancement in embryonic stem cell research.
"It highlights the urgency to reverse the federalrestrictions and the need to fund a robust and ethical research programfor all types of stem cell research."