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The Key To Any Successful Plan Is Buy-in From The Public, And What This Process Has Demonstrated Is The Importance Of Including Citizens In Formulating A Consensus Plan That Preserves Our Beautiful Refuge.

In Fact, Even The Current Administration Now Is Releasing Recent Reports Indicating That Climate Change Is Real, That Global Warming Is Occurring, That It Is Heavily Influenced By Man-made Objects And That It Is Something We Cannot Ignore Any Longer.

I Believe That We As The Leader Of The Free World Must Provide Important Leadership On The Ethical Parameters, The Ethical Constraints That This Research Requires.

As Founder And Co-chair Of The Upper Mississippi River Congressional Task Force, I Have Long Sought To Preserve The River's Health And Historical Multiple Uses, Including As A Natural Waterway And A Home To Wildlife, For The Benefit Of Future Generations Of Americans.

More Important Is The Fact That Embryonic Stem Cell Research Could Lead To New Treatments And Cures For The Many Americans Afflicted With Life-threatening And Debilitating Diseases.