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This is the situation where Nina had to wait until 2AM to testify. Expert witnesses did not get to have their say. Tuesday, April 17, 2007 Sneaky Republicans ban stem cell research funding A committee vote to bar state funding for embryonic stem cell research was decried Monday as a "sneak attack" by research advocates. House State Affairs Committee Chairman David Swinford, R-Dumas, defended Friday's vote, saying it came after people had their say in a meeting that began Thursday and lasted through the night. At the controversy's center is House Bill 225 by Rep. Bill Paxton, R-McKinney, to prohibit state funds from being used for biomedical research if the use of federal funds on the research was prohibited as of Jan. 1, 2007. Authors of HB 225 include a veritable cornucopia of Texas Republican wing nutia - Warren Chisum, Betty Brown, Debbie Riddle and Frank Corte just to name a few. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn