mr. speaker , i thank the gentleman from ohio ( mr. brown )  for yielding time to me .  and i rise in support of h.r. 2520 , the stem cell therapeutic and research act of 2005 .  this act , combined with h.r. 810 , the stem cell research enhancement act of 2005 , will go a long way towards helping millions of americans who suffer from debilitating health conditions .  i wholeheartedly support umbilical stem cell research , but also support embryonic stem cell research .  as anyone who suffers from diabetes , parkinson 's disease , als , or a host of other health problems knows , one possible treatment is the use of stem cells to help regrow the tissues affected by their ailments .  scientists have stated that embryonic stem cells provide the best opportunity for devising unique treatments of these serious diseases since , unlike adult stem cells , they may be induced to develop into any type of cell .  adult stem cells are also problematic , as they are difficult to identify , purify and grow , and simply may not exist for certain diseased tissues that need to be replaced .  please understand that i do not discount the promise of adult stem cell research or cord blood research , but i agree with the national institutes of health that we must carefully study all types of adult and embryonic stem cells .  in their words , `` given the enormous promise of stem cell therapies for so many devastating diseases , nih believes that it is important to simultaneously pursue all lines of research. '' our loved ones deserve science 's best hope for the future .  now , i want to say something .  this is not about cloning .  i oppose cloning of human beings .  this is about the use of embryonic stem cells which would have been discarded anyway .  i want to repeat that .  this is about the use of embryonic stem cells which would have been discarded anyway .  it has been estimated that there are currently 400 , 000 frozen ivf embryos , which would be destroyed if they are not donated for research .  i would never condone the donation of embryos to science without the informed , written consent of donors and strict regulations prohibiting financial remuneration for potential donors .  our nation 's scientific research must adhere to the highest ethical standards .  but it is important that we do embryonic stem cell research .  we are falling behind other countries , and this is not what ought to be happening .  president bush has limited federal funding of stem cell research to only those stem cell lines that existed prior to august of 2001 .  but unfortunately , only 22 cell lines are available for study , which prevents scientists from having access to important genetic cell diversity .  simply put , if it continues , that would not be ethical .  please support both bills .  