so we can make it clearly understood--and I apologize for not being on the floor--the Democratic leader understands and has agreed to the fact that we are going to address stem cells as early as we possibly can this year, that that is a commitment that was made after the unanimous consent request was not accepted from the other side to address it last July, that that commitment is there in working together to address this important issue.
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