“In a prime-time address, President Bush said he backed limited federal funding for stem cell research. That's right, the President said, this is a quote, the research could help cure brain diseases like Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and whatever it is I have.”
Conan O'Brien
“[He said U.S. opinion polls showed 70 percent of Americans supported stem-cell research for medical reasons.] My message to the president would be to rethink his position in light of the fact that there is overwhelming popular support [for it], ... I think he really needs to look again at his position and to re-evaluate it.”
Christopher Reeve
“There are currently 58 diseases that are being treated using adult stem cells so the issue of stems cells has a positive side, providing the cells are obtained ethically,”
Josephine Quintavalle
“Doug Forrester doesn't support embryonic stem cell research, therefore, I don't think he supports people like me.”
Carl Riccio
“This is a very disappointing proposal because it ignores the area with the greatest biomedical potential _ stem-cell research.”
Charles Carrier
“A key statement by the president related to 60 stem cell lines, now expanded to 64, ... But in the intervening several weeks, it has become apparent that many of those are not really viable or robust or usable.”
Arlen Specter
“We're in the early development stages of a research tower that would house the Stem Cell Institute of New Jersey, across from the Cancer Institute. I'd say that that's definitely our most promising project not only for our city, but for New Jersey.”
Chris Paladino
