House Votes to Fund More Stem Cell Research

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Published May 24, 2005 at 12:00 AM EDT

The House of Representatives votes to allow federal funding of embryonic stem cell research, setting up a possible veto by President Bush. The president has said he opposes research using human embryos. The bill passed by a vote of 238-194, not enough to withstand a veto.

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