Statement by HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson on President’s Embryonic Stem Cell Policy
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STATEMENT BY HHS SECRETARY TOMMY G. THOMPSON
ON PRESIDENT'S EMBRYONIC STEM CELL POLICY
Three years ago, President Bush opened the nation's laboratory doors for thefirst time to federal taxpayer funding for human embryonic stem cell research. The President remains committed to this groundbreaking policy that is advancing medical research into some of our...
Kerry Campaign: Kerry Says He will Lift Stem Cell Ban and Restore America’s Scientific Leadership during Radio Address
August 7, 2004
Contact: George Twigg, 608-260-2411
Kerry Says He will Lift Stem Cell Ban and Restore America’s Scientific Leadership during Radio Address
Washington, DC – With Monday marking the three year anniversary of George Bush’s far-reaching ban on stem cell research, Democratic Presidential nominee John Kerry used his radio address to the nation Saturday to assure the American people that...
Governor Jim Doyle: Bush administration should stop obstructing free trade of prescription drugs
Bush administration should stop obstructing free trade of prescription drugs
Many small businesses in Wisconsin have been hit hard by rising health care costs, and one of the major drivers of this problem is the high cost of prescription drugs.
Although we have within our grasp the means to lower costs through the re-importation of safe, affordable prescription drugs from Canada,...
Steve Jagler: Rising health care costs have hidden tolls
Rising health care costs have hidden tolls
Southeastern Wisconsin businesses have been hollering loud and hard about employee health care costs for years now. Understandably so, since this region's health care costs are among the highest in the nation.
However, those costs to businesses only begin to tell the story of the impact of skyrocketing health care costs. The total impact...
WisBusiness: State stuck for solutions to railroad’s service cuts
By Joanne M. Haas
For WisBusiness.com
When the Wisconsin Central Transportation Corp. stockholders approved the merger agreement with Canadian National Railway Co. on April 4, 2001, Thomas F. Power, the chief executive officer and president of the Wisconsin rail, praised the deal.
"The merger...is the best transaction for our shippers, stockholders and employees," Power said that day.
Things have changed.
More than three years...
Dept. of Commerce: Gov. Doyle Announces Infrastructure Project For Cadott
Contact: Jim O’Keefe, 608/264-7837
MADISON – Gov. Jim Doyle today announced that the Village of Cadott, Chippewa County, will receive a Community Development Block Grant Public Facilities (CDBG-PF) grant totaling $150,000 to make public facilities improvements.
“My Grow Wisconsin plan calls for investing in our infrastructure to improve the quality of life for all Wisconsin residents,” said Gov. Doyle.
The...
NFIB: Column: Getting Ready for the Big Blow
By Jack Faris
British Admiral Francis Beaufort has long since slipped into the mists of history, but the measurement scale of wind force he created nearly 200 years ago remains an invaluable tool for scientists and weather forecasters. Force 5, by his calculations, means just a fresh breeze that causes small trees to sway; Force 12, on the other...
Dept. of Commerce: Gov. Doyle Announces Milk Volume Production Loan
Contact: Jamie Wall, 608/267-0770
MADISON – Gov. Jim Doyle today announced that Heim’s Hillcrest Dairy, LLC, Algoma, Kewaunee County will receive a milk volume production loan totaling $50,000 to expand and modernize its dairy operation.
“My Grow Wisconsin plan calls for modernizing farming facilities and equipment in order to increase milk production,” said Gov. Doyle. “By providing low-interest loans for...
