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Statement by U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein
- On the Split Vote by the President's Bioethics Council
on Nuclear Transplantation Stem Cell Research -
July 11, 2002
"The President's Council on Bioethics issued a report today that rightly condemns human reproductive cloning. Significantly, the President's hand-picked Council did not support efforts by the President and others - including a bill by Senator Sam Brownback (R-Kansas) - to ban critically important stem cell research that offers such hope to millions of Americans with incurable diseases.
Thursday, July 11, 2002
WASHINGTON - As author of the Human Cloning Prohibition Act (S. 1899), U.S. Sen. Sam Brownback released the following statement today reacting to the President's Council on Bioethics recommendation on cloning.
The President's Council on Bioethics has recommended that President Bush support a permanent ban on what many refer to as human reproductive cloning, and a moratorium on what is sometimes known as research, or so-called "therapeutic" cloning.
Trade News Release
Contact: Bill Wright
Phone: (202) 693-1999
New National Emphasis Program (NEP) on specific hazards in nursing and personal care facilities
WASHINGTON - OSHA today announced a new National Emphasis Program (NEP) to focus outreach efforts and inspections on specific hazards in nursing and personal care facilities with high injury and illness rates.
News Release
U.S. Department of Labor
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Office of Public Affairs
Washington, D.C.
For Immediate Release
Friday, July 12, 2002
Contact: Frank Meilinger
Phone: (202) 693-1999
OSHA TO WITHDRAW DIRECT FINAL RULE FOR SIGNS, SIGNALS, AND BARRICADES