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Wednesday, June 28, 2006 House Republican Leadership Puts Banning Stem Cell Research at the Top of Their Agenda Mark Green Readies His Protest . Here it Comes . Coming Any Time Now . (Hello?) MADISON - Yesterday, with great fanfare, the Republican House leadership unveiled their "American Values Agenda." Included in the 10-point Republican plan, Item 6 [Source: U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert Press Release, 6/27/06] : Legislation that would criminalize stem cell research in the U.S [Source: HR 1357]; and Make it a crime to receive treatment derived from stem cell research in another country and then return to the U.S. [Source: HR 1357] Any words of protest from our own Mark Green? Of course not - he's a co-sponsor of the bill. [Source: HR 1357] Mark Green wants to ban lifesaving stem cell research. Green has voted against federal funding for stem cell research. [Source: HR810, Vote #204, 5/24/05] Green has voted for or cosponsored legislation to ban and even criminalize stem cell research eight times. [Sources: HRes214, Vote #300, 7/31/01; HR2505, Vote #302, 7/31/01; HR2505, Vote #303, 7/31/01: HR2505, Vote #304, 7/31/01; HR534, Vote #37, 2/27/03; HR534, Vote #38, 2/27/03; HR534, Vote #39, 2/27/03; HR 1357] Green supports efforts by Republicans in the state Legislature to criminalize stem cell research. [Sources: 2005 AB499; Green for Wisconsin Release, 11/3/05] "While Mark Green and his Republican allies in Congress do everything they can to shut down stem cell research that could cure some of our deadliest diseases, Governor Jim Doyle has worked hard to keep Wisconsin the stem cell leader," said Joe Wineke, Chair of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin. "Governor Doyle understands the hope that stem cell research provides to families with loved ones who have Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and juvenile diabetes." - 30 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn