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Delores- This is great news. I am grateful to you, Richard and all of the other people who worked hard to get to this point. Arlen Spector is a good man. I don't think it will nearly be as easy as he predicts. The right to life lobby will probably try to tie it up. I have followed Spector's career since when I lived in Philadelphia and he was District Attorney. Of course then Rizzo became mayor etc. etc. His support as a Republican committee chair significantly increases the chance for passage. We need to stay alert and be ready to write more letters if this gets bogged down. Again Delores- Thank you, thank you, thank you, Charlie MR SEYMOUR GROSS wrote: > ... He said he decided after last month's > hearing - and that my article, and Richard, helped convince him he > was right!!!" > > Following are excerpts of Senator Specter's remarks at the hearing, > "It is my hope that we might move to legislation to lift the ban at a > very early stage because of the urgency involved here with the > potential for stem cell research to deal with so many serious > diseases. I think every day that we lose on lifting the NIH ban > costs lives. Perhaps every hour that we lose on lifting the NIH ban > costs lives." To Richard, he added "When you talk about your > personal situation, that is precisely the sense of urgency which I > think ought to move the Congress to get this done." > > The Senator added, "This is a late-breaking development. It ought to > have broad, if not unanimous, support." > > In a post-hearing interview the Senator said, "I'm going to put it > (the legislation) in on the 19th. That's the first day we can put it > in." > > As Rachel Simon said, "Maybe this will usher in a round of good luck > for both Richard and the PD community. I hope so!" ****************************************************************************************** Charles T. Meyer, M.D. Middleton (Madison), Wisconsin [log in to unmask] ******************************************************************************************