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On the recordSeptember 15, 2010
The Federal Government should not be involved in subsidizing this controversial life-altering research with taxpayer dollars.
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Roger Wicker
Republican · Mississippi

Editor's note · Context

Wicker argues against federal funding for embryonic stem cell research.

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