April 20, 2007

Senate Votes to Loosen Stem-Cell Restrictions

By JEFFREY BRAINARD

The U.S. Senate voted last week to loosen President Bush's restrictions on federal financing of stem-cell research, but by a tally short of the two-thirds majority necessary to overcome a veto promised by the president. Mr. Bush vetoed a similar bill approved by Congress last year.

Last week's Senate vote was 63 to 34, the same number of ayes cast in that chamber last year. A two-thirds majority is required to override a veto. The U.S. House of Representatives passed a parallel bill in

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