Please contact Congress immediately on this important bill to override President Bush's ban on stem cell research that is so important to the future of our children with special needs and other people with disabilities.
The House of Representatives is expected to vote on the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act (H.R. 3/S.5) on January 11. It is critical for you to contact your Representative now and urge him or her to vote YES on H.R. 3, the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act. Take action!
Reps. Diana DeGette (CO) and Mike Castle (DE) and Sens. Tom Harkin (IA) and Arlen Specter (PA) are reintroducing the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act with the bill numbers of H.R. 3 in the House and S. 5 in the Senate. The Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2005 (H.R. 810) passed with strong bipartisan majorities in the House and Senate, but President Bush used his first and only veto when the bill reached his desk in July 2006. The House was 51 votes short when they tried to override the veto.
Our goal is to secure veto-proof votes in the House and Senate. Please contact your Representative and Senators now. The best way to reach new members of Congress is by phone, and a list of the names and Washington, DC office phone numbers for new members is below, and to locate contact information for other Congresspersons and Senators click here.
Freshmen Members of Congress - Washington, DC Office Phone Numbers
Harry Mitchell (Arizona - 5), (202) 225-2190
Gabrielle Giffords (Arizona - 8), (202) 225-2542
Gerald McNerney (California - 11), (202) 225-1947
Kevin McCarthy (California - 22), (202) 225-2915
Doug Lamborn (Colorado - 5), (202) 225-4422
Ed Perlmutter (Colorado - 7), (202) 225-2645
Joseph Courtney (Connecticut - 2), (202) 225-2076
Christopher Murphy (Connecticut - 5), (202) 225-4476
Gus Bilirakis (Florida - 9), (202) 225-5755
Kathy Castor (Florida - 11), (202) 225-3376
Vern Buchanan (Florida - 13), (202) 225-5015
Timothy Mahoney (Florida - 16), (202) 225-5792
Ron Klein (Florida - 22), (202) 225-3026
Hank Johnson (Georgia - 4), (202) 225-1605
Mazie Hirono (Hawaii - 2), (202) 225-4906
William Sali (Idaho - 1), (202) 225-6611
Peter Roskam (Illinois - 6), (202) 225-4561
Phil Hare (Illinois - 17), (202) 225-5905
Joe Donnelly (Indiana - 2), (202) 225-3915
Brad Ellsworth (Indiana - 8), (202) 225-4636
Baron Hill (Indiana - 9), (202) 225-5315
Bruce Braley (Iowa - 1), (202) 225-2911
Dave Loebsack (Iowa - 2), (202) 225-6576
Nancy Boyda (Kansas - 2), (202) 225-6601
John Yarmuth (Kentucky - 3), (202) 225-5401
Benjamin Cardin (Maryland - Senate), (202) 224-4524
John Sarbanes (Maryland - 3), (202) 225-4016
Tim Walberg (Michigan - 7), (202) 225-6276
Amy Klobuchar (Minnesota - Senate), (202) 224-3244
Tim Walz (Minnesota - 1), (202) 225-2472
Keith Ellison (Minnesota - 5), (202) 225-4755
Michele Bachmann (Minnesota - 6), (202) 225-2331
Claire McCaskill (Missouri - Senate), (202) 224-61543
Jon Tester (Montana - Senate), (202) 224-2644
Adrian Smith (Nebraska - 3), (202) 225-6435
Dean Heller (Nevada - 2), (202) 225-6155
Carol Shea-Porter (New Hampshire - 1), (202) 225-5456
Paul Hodes (New Hampshire - 2), (202) 225-5206
Albio Sires (New Jersey - 13), (202) 225-7919
Yvette Clarke (New York - 11), (202) 225-6231
John Hall (New York - 19), (202) 225-5441
Kirsten Gillibrand (New York - 20), (202) 225-5614
Michael Arcuri (New York - 24), (202) 225-3665
Heath Shuler (North Carolina - 11), (202) 225-6401
Sherrod Brown (Ohio - Senate), (202) 224-2315
Jim Jordan (Ohio - 4), (202) 225-2676
Charlie Wilson (Ohio - 6), (202) 225-5705
Betty Sutton (Ohio - 13), (202) 225-3401
Zack Space (Ohio - 18), (202) 225-6265
Mary Fallin (Oklahoma - 5), (202) 225-2132
Robert Casey (Pennsylvania - Senate), (202) 224-6324
Jason Altmire (Pennsylvania - 4), (202) 225-2565
Joe Sestak (Pennsylvania - 7), (202) 225-2011
Patrick Murphy (Pennsylvania - 8), (202) 225-4276
Christopher Carney (Pennsylvania - 10), (202) 225-3731
Sheldon Whitehouse (Rhode Island - Senate), (202) 224-2921
Bob Corker (Tennessee - Senate), (202) 224-3344
David Davis (Tennessee - 1), (202) 225-6356
Stephen Cohen (Tennessee - 9), (202) 225-3265
Nicholas Lampson (Texas - 22), (202) 225-5951
Bernard Sanders (Vermont - Senate), (202) 224-5141
Peter Welch (Vermont - At large), (202) 225-4115
James Webb (Virginia - Senate), (202) 224-4024
Steve Kagen (Wisconsin - 8), (202) 225-5665
I've already contacted my legislators because of your posting. Thanks for bringing this to our attention!
Posted by: Sandy Alperstein | January 07, 2007 at 10:26 AM
I agree with "no child left behind." That is, no child should be left behind as chopped up tissue because someone wants to use them for research. What kind of barbarians have we become???
Posted by: Guest | January 11, 2007 at 10:06 PM
This is great info to know.
Posted by: Denise | October 22, 2008 at 07:43 AM