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DeGette wins stem-cell fight via guts, guile view story
Monday, May 30, 2005
Anne C. Mulkern - - Denver Post
| Teenager Cody Unser rolled her purple wheelchair into lawmaker Heather Wilson's office seeking a favor. She wanted to walk again, and needed Wilson's help.
Wilson, a New Mexico Republican who often votes anti-abortion, decided to support legislation expanding embryonic stem-cell research.
Republican Reps. Mary Bono of California and Charlie Bass of New Hampshire grabbed colleagues in hallways and extracted promises of "yes" votes on the bill.
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