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House OKs Stem Cell Bill; Veto Expected

Posted Jun 7, 07 5:36 PM CDT in Politics,  US 

(Newser) – The House approved the stem cell bill today by a wide but not veto-proof margin, sending the legislation to the White House to await rejection by President Bush. The bipartisan bill, which loosens restrictions on federal funding of embryonic stem cell research, passed the Senate in April and sailed through the House by a 247 to 176 vote.

Bush described the bill as a "grave mistake," and the Democrats are already attempting to recruit enough votes for an override. The president exercised his first veto ever on last year's version of the bill; this time around, the fight will begin in the Senate, where the margin in April was within one vote of the 64 needed to override.

Source New York Times

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Rep. James Langevin, D-R.I., left, and others, listen as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., seated, right, accompanied by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., seated, left, talks to reporters...   (Associated Press)
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., seated, signs a stem cell research bill on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 7, 2007. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer of Md., standing, left, Rep. Lois...   (Associated Press)
Undated image from the Cord Blood Stem Cell Therapies website...   (Getty Images (by Event))
This handout photo released by The Whitehead Institute shows reprogrammed fibroblasts. Scientists have long hoped to bypass the embryo procedure, and simply reprogram ordinary body cells to behave like...   (Associated Press)
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