Bush Vetoes Stem Cell Research Bill

Fox News: As promised, President Bush vetoed an embryonic stem cell research funding bill Wednesday and called on Congress to put aside politics and support legislation that would advance science without crossing an ethical line. Sen. Majority leader Harry Reid threatens veto override. However, House Minority Leader John Boehner released a statement of support for Bush's choice, saying Republicans have enough votes to sustain the veto. "The president's veto today is justified for both moral and scientific reasons and it will be sustained by House Republicans," Boehner said. "Let me be very clear. When I am president, I will lift the ban on stem cell research," Clinton said at the "Take Back America" conference of liberal activists in Washington, D.C. Clinton said Bush's veto shows the need for Democrats to win back the White House . . . [Read More]

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