From the press release from the Coalition for the Advancement of Medical Research, the following:
“We believe that pro-embryonic stem cell positions played a positive and
decisive role in the election or re-election of candidates such as
pro-stem cell Maryland Senator Ben Cardin and pro-stem cell Missouri
Senator Claire McCaskill, to name a few. And, we are pleased that
stalwart stem cell champions Rep. Mike Castle (R-DE) and Rep. Diana
DeGette (D-CO), as well as Senators Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Ted Kennedy
(D-MA), and Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) were re-elected and are coming back
to Washington in January.“Thanks to the advocacy efforts of Michael J. Fox and the millions of
Americans affected with debilitating diseases and disorders for which
embryonic stem cell research provides hope for better treatments and
cures, the issue of stem cell research stayed on the front burner this
election cycle. We look forward to working with the U.S. House and
Senate in 2007 to bring forth legislation that will provide federal
funding for embryonic stem cell research. Americans who themselves or
whose families are impacted by cancer, diabetes, Parkinson’s,
Alzheimer’s, spinal cord injuries and other diseases and disorders let
their voices be heard, and for that, we are grateful.”