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Mike Pence: “I rise today as a strong advocate of the rule of law and the right to life. That is why I urge the administration to…”

On the recordJune 27, 2001
I rise today as a strong advocate of the rule of law and the right to life. That is why I urge the administration to faithfully execute the 1996 law adopted by this Congress prohibiting the use of taxpayer dollars to finance the harvesting of stem cells from human embryos. Just because the last administration tried to trample this law through regulations is no excuse for this administration to fail in its oath to faithfully execute the laws adopted in this Congress. The clear language of the 1996 law, the high principle of the sanctity of human life and the enormous promise of adult stem cell research all argue that this President and this administration should choose life.
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Mike Pence
Republican · Indiana

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Addressing the enforcement of the 1996 law on stem cell research funding.

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