Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT) says, in a press conference on embryonic stem cell research, that medical advancements will lower health care costs.
Hatch says that stem cell research "holds the greatest promise for health care advancement in the history of the world". He also says that Medicare and Medicaid are taking about 70 percent out of the federal government, and finding new cures and treatments will help lower those costs. (:40)
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- Senator Diane Feinstein (D-CA) says, in a press conference on embryonic stem cell research, that public opinion proves Congress should vote on an enhanced stem cell bill.
- At the Working 2 Walk Rally in Washington D.C. Senator Hilary Clinton (D-NY) says that the United States needs to move forward on stem cell research
- Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) states that the majority of the American people want stem cell research to continue during a Senate Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies hearing on "An Alternative Method for Obtaining Embryonic Stem Cells.
- Talk Radio News Service interviews Congressman John Larson (D-CT) concerning stem cell research.
- At a news conference, Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) talks about the amendments to current Senate healthcare proposals that will be considered this week.
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