DeGette Leads the Fight to Enhance Stem Cell Research

The U.S. House of Representatives has recently fought the good fight by passing Congresswoman Diana DeGette’s Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act (HR 810). This bill has the potential of curing millions of Americans in an ethical and legal way. This bi-partisan bill is being threatened by President Bush’s veto power, thereby crushing the hopes of many ailing Americans.

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The GOP Forgets Its Use of the Filibuster Process

In an act of pure hypocrisy, the Colorado Republican Party has effectively lost all credibility. Their recent wave of attacks on Senator Salazar’s decision to save the filibuster process is beginning to backfire. The Republican Party is experiencing a case of amnesia; Senator Allard has used the same filibuster process in several occasions.

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Republicans Do Little, Americans Pay More

Currently, Colorado is experiencing record high gas prices; the Republican Party has offered obsolete solutions that will inevitably make the problem worse. The Energy Bill is a two faced solution. This Bill does not address the real issue of increasing oil prices; it only rewards polluting energy companies with subsidies. The Democratic Party has offered solutions to this problem; all the while the Republicans are continuing their pork barrel spending by putting more gas on the fire.

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