Diana DeGette vs. Senate inertia
Stem cell research is a no-brainer issue. If you don't support it, you don't have a brain.
To date, the best piece of legislation on the matter was co-authored by our own Definitive Democrat Diana DeGette. Her bill would expand federal research on leftover embryos from fertility clinics and create strict ethical guidelines for future research. It passed the U.S. House and was sent to the Senate a year ago.
And since then, crickets chirping.
GOP Senate leader Bill Frist promised to support the measure and then dove for cover at the first hint of pressure from the religious right.
To commemorate the one-year anniversary of the House version of the bill, DeGette and other proponents of stem cell research lashed out at Senate inaction. The Washington Post and The Rocky Mountain News are reporting on event:
On Tuesday, DeGette led a parade of lawmakers who marked their yearlong wait with a series of fiery floor speeches. DeGette cited Frist's comments last summer publicly backing some type of expanded research and promising to schedule a vote. "At that point, it appeared the hopes of so many patients and caregivers would finally be realized... That's the last we heard of this bill."
One one hand, I'd love to bash Bill Frist and his band of merry wingnuts. But let's keep it positive, eh? Contact DeGette and thank her for championing a cause worth fighting for.
To date, the best piece of legislation on the matter was co-authored by our own Definitive Democrat Diana DeGette. Her bill would expand federal research on leftover embryos from fertility clinics and create strict ethical guidelines for future research. It passed the U.S. House and was sent to the Senate a year ago.
And since then, crickets chirping.
GOP Senate leader Bill Frist promised to support the measure and then dove for cover at the first hint of pressure from the religious right.
To commemorate the one-year anniversary of the House version of the bill, DeGette and other proponents of stem cell research lashed out at Senate inaction. The Washington Post and The Rocky Mountain News are reporting on event:
On Tuesday, DeGette led a parade of lawmakers who marked their yearlong wait with a series of fiery floor speeches. DeGette cited Frist's comments last summer publicly backing some type of expanded research and promising to schedule a vote. "At that point, it appeared the hopes of so many patients and caregivers would finally be realized... That's the last we heard of this bill."
One one hand, I'd love to bash Bill Frist and his band of merry wingnuts. But let's keep it positive, eh? Contact DeGette and thank her for championing a cause worth fighting for.
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