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On the recordJuly 28, 2005
Here's a man who really knows science and who really knows government. So it's a very, very profound change. It's an earthquake.
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Arlen Specter
Democratic · Pennsylvania

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Senator Arlen Specter praises Bill Frist's decision to support stem cell research funding, calling it a significant shift in policy.

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