The Denver Post editorial staff is hoping that the Congress will fund embryonic stem-cell research next session [November 7, 2005, "Make stem cells a priority"]. From the editorial, "The House of Representatives last spring approved legislation to loosen restrictions on federal funding for such research. And we hoped the Senate would do the same, but with only six weeks left in the congressional year, the issue has been shoved into early 2006. It's important that Congress not dodge its responsibility to act on a matter which could lead to cures for deadly diseases. Given that 2006 is an election year, we don't want to see it lost in a blitz of grandstanding. The legislation would authorize funding for research on excess human embryos that otherwise would be destroyed in fertility clinics. It's an emotional issue for opponents, some of whom believe the legislation authorizes the taking of human life in order to save it. President Bush has threatened to wield his veto pen if Congress approves it, but we hope it won't come to that."
The Moderate Voice: "Sen. Joseph Biden predicts Supreme Court nominee Judge Samuel Alito will get an up and down vote."
Category: 2008 Presidential Election
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