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里广播讲话 在全县广播电视村村通工作会议上的讲话 Goodmorning,thisisJohnKerry. Thispastweek,Americalostoneofitsheroesandmyfriend,ChristopherReeve.Chris wasoneofthemosthopefulpeopleI’veevermet.Hetreatedeverysingledaylikeagift,andhislifewasagifttoallofus.Hiscourage,paion,anddeterminationwereaniiration–andI?maolutelyconfidentthatbecauseofhiswork,millioofAmericawillultimatelylivehealthierlives. Butthefactisthatrightnow,we?renotdoingeverythingwecantohelpAmericarealizethisdream.Threeyearsago,GeeW.Bushputinplaceabanonfederalfundingforstemcellresearch–abanthat?stiedthehandsofourscientistsandshutdownsomeofourmostpromisingworkoninalcordinjuries,Alzheimer?s,Diabetes,Parkion?sandotherlife-threateningdiseases. Today,aroximately100millionAmericasufferfromillneesthatmayonedaybetreatedorcuredwithstem-celltherapy.Stemcellsmayholdthekeytotreatingheartdiseaseandcancer.Theymayhethepowertoslowtheloofagrandmother?smemory,calmthehandofanunclewithParkion?s,orseachildfromalifetimeofdailyiulinshots. Byrestrictingstemcellresearch,PresidentBushhasturnedhisbackonthishope.He?smadethewrongchoicetosacrificescienceforextremeright-wingideology.Andrightnow,thereissuchpoibilityfortreatmentsthatcouldtraformourlives–butbecauseofthestemcellban,theyarestillbeyondourreach. That?snottheAmericanway.HereinAmerica,we?vealwayspushedtheboundariesofknowledgeandusedthepowerofsciencetoimprovethelivesofourpeople.ThefirstcartorolloffanaemblylinewasmaderighthereinAmerica.ThefirstairplaookofffromAmericansoil.AndthefirstfootprintsonthemoonwereleftbyanAmericanastronaut.Nowwestandattheedgeofthenextgreatfrontier–butiteadofleadingtheway,we?restuckonthesidelines. ButPresidentBushjustdoe?tgetit.Facedwiththefacts,heturaway.Timeandtimeagain,he?sproventhathe?sstuorn,outoftouch,andunwillingtochangecourse. Leadersfrombothpoliticalparties– includingSenatorsOrrinHatchfromUtahandJohnMcCainfromArizona–bothsuortstemcellresearchaswellasmanyothers.AndthemajorityofAmericado.Butiteadoflisteningtothem,thisAdministrationclaimsthatsuortingstemcellresearchcreatesfal