On the recordSeptember 28, 2010
Mr. Speaker, I yield myself 1 minute. I urge passage of S. 3751 to reauthorize the Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Authorization Act that was enacted in 2005 and is now being implemented. The C.W. Bill Young Cell Transplantation Program provides support to patients with leukemia, lymphoma, and sickle cell who need a potentially lifesaving bone marrow or cord blood transplant. One of the goals of the program is to increase the amount of marrow donors and cord blood units. This program has been a success, and the reauthorization will allow us to continue the good work that was started in 2005. Again, I urge my colleagues to support the bill. I yield back the balance of my time.
