Restrictions on Stem-Cell Research Limit Discovery

By Sen. Edward Kennedy
Special to Roll Call

July 11, 2005, 12 a.m.

I wish all my colleagues in Congress could have heard the eloquent words of Robert Klein at a bipartisan press conference on stem-cell research in the Senate on June 29. Mr. Klein, a 36 year old from Falmouth, Mass., suffered a serious spinal cord injury five years ago, and has been confined to a wheelchair since then.

Schumer Advocates for Many on Panel

Nov. 16, 12 a.m.

As Senate Majority Leader, Lyndon Johnson once said of the Joint Economic Committee, “It’s as useless as tits on a bull.” But as that panel’s chairman during the 110th Congress, Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) seized the opportunity to elevate the traditionally low-profile post to the forefront of shaping policy. Read Full Article