Renewing Hope Through Stem Cell Research
The following resolution was passed by the Democratic National Committee at its meeting on August 19, 2006.
Submitted by:
Governor Howard Dean, DNC Chairman/Vermont
Lottie Shackelford, DNC Vice Chair/Arkansas
Renee Gill Pratt, Louisiana
Ben L. Jeffers, At-Large/Louisiana
Betty McElderry, Oklahoma
James K. Metcalfe, Chair, Alaska
Resolution Supporting Renewing Hope Through Stem Cell Research
WHEREAS, the Democratic Party believes in sound science and that President Bush has politicized science and moved to appease his right-wing base; and
WHEREAS, President Bush exercised his veto power for the first time in five years to deny crucial federal funding for life-saving stem cell research; and
WHEREAS, President Bush once again denied hope to millions and their families who suffer from Diabetes, spinal cord injuries, multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer’s, and other debilitating afflictions; and
WHEREAS, Bush Republicans in Congress failed to override the President’s veto, denying millions of Americans the hope of new cures and treatments that stem cell research offers;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Democratic National Committee stands in full support of federal funding for stem cell research and sound science so that millions of Americans can benefit from potentially life-saving discoveries, and a renewed sense of hope.
