Phil Gingrey: “Suffice it to say, we have both been at it for a long time, you in the field of orthopedics and me as an OB-GYN. Again…”

“Suffice it to say, we have both been at it for a long time, you in the field of orthopedics and me as an OB-GYN. Again, I appreciate what you are doing with respect to the Truth Squad. The gentlewoman from North Carolina (Ms. Foxx) made some great points. First, anybody who suggests that this President is not for stem cell research just absolutely is ignoring the facts. The fact is, before 2001, when the President said we could start to use Federal dollars, your dollars, my dollars, our constituents' dollars, to fund stem cell research, indeed embryonic stem cell research on those existing lines that were indeed obtained from embryos from IVF clinics, because that destruction of life had already occurred and these stem cell lines existed, since that time in 2001, Mr. Speaker, we have spent I think the figure is $163 million on stem cell research. Representative Foxx mentioned that. We want that to continue. We want to be able to continue to fund that through the NIH.”