the Republicans' candidate for U.S. Senate emphasized his support for using embryos in his introductory "Independent" political ad by emphasizing he was one of the few Republicans that opposed President George W. Bush limited experimentation on cell lines to those already existing at the time.
In 2005, legislation backed by Congressman Kirk (H.R. 810) passed the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate, authorizing federal funding for expanded pluripotent stem cell research. President Bush vetoed the legislation. In 2007, similar legislation passed the House with no action in the Senate.
Click on the following for more details: Illinois Review: Kirk calls for permanent embryo experimentation funding
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