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George H.W. Bush: If this bill were to become law, American taxpayers would, for the first time in our history, be compelled to fund the…

On the recordNovember 3, 2006
If this bill were to become law, American taxpayers would, for the first time in our history, be compelled to fund the deliberate destruction of human embryos. And I'm not going to allow it.
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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Bush expresses his opposition to a bill that would allow federal funding for embryonic stem cell research.

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