[JULY 20, 2006]
Statement Wednesday afternoon from Gov. Rod R.
Blagojevich on President Bush’s veto of legislation funding stem
cell research:
"Today President Bush turned his back on countless Americans
battling devastating diseases and crippling injuries, as well as the
dedicated doctors and researchers who are working to find cures.
Despite overwhelming bipartisan support for stem cell research from
both chambers of the U.S. Congress, the president used his very
first veto to quash federal support for the potentially lifesaving
research. We can't afford to wait for a White House that understands
the urgency to move this research forward -- too many lives are at
stake."
