Stem Cell Funding Sought.

Title: Stem Cell Funding Sought.
Category: Literature / Creative Writing | Words: 321 | Pages: 1.4 (approximately 235 words/page)

Stem Cell Funding Sought.

Two lawmakers from Maryland are proposing legislation to dedicate million a year to helping the state's scientists pursue stem cell research. Stem cells can involve cloning and the destruction of embryos, but could also lead to treatments for diseases such as Parkinson's and diabetes. The Bush Administration has funded only limited research into this controversial science. New Jersey was the first state to fund research that the federal government wouldn't. Recently, other states like Florida, …showed first 75 words of 321 total…

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…showed last 75 words of 321 total…government class because it involves Congress and the passing of a bill. In order for the bill to be passed, it must first pass in both houses. Then it is forwarded to the President, where he can either sign it or veto it. If he vetoes it, Congress must get a 2/3 vote to overturn the President's veto. Sometimes Congress will attach other mini-bills, known as riders, to more popular bills so that they get passed.

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