By ANNA EDNEY and GEORGE E. CONDON JR., CongressDaily
(Credit: Rick Bloom/National Journal)
Leading lawmakers pushing to overturn the funding restrictions on embryonic stem-cell research today called on Congress to move quickly to pass their legislation to lock federal support into law as President Obama lifted those restrictions through executive order.
Sens. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, and Arlen Specter, R-Pa., and Reps. Diana DeGette, D-Colo., and Michael Castle, R-Del., proposed the measure, which Harkin and Specter plan to reintroduce today. Harkin and Specter serve as the chairman and ranking member on the Senate Labor-HHS Appropriations subcommittee that handles the NIH budget.
Obama's decision leaves to Congress to decide whether taxpayer dollars will fund the controversial science that many expect holds cures for numerous debilitating diseases. "We will vigorously support scientists who pursue this research," Obama said, adding that his signature would ensure "that scientific data is never distorted or concealed to serve a political agenda and that we make scientific decisions based on facts, not ideology."
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