mr. speaker , the promise for curing a whole host of debilitating diseases is brighter than it 's ever been .  today , congress has the opportunity to capitalize on breakthrough scientific research to help millions across our country .  representatives castle and degette have crafted this bill meticulously , which would allow the use of surplus embryos from in vitro fertilization treatments and require donor consent .  it does not allow stem cells to be sold for profit .  this legislation takes an ethical and moral approach to a challenging subject , and throughout is respectful of the value of life .  real political courage and leadership -- on both sides of the aisle , in the house and senate -- was required to bring us to this point .  people from every point along the political spectrum -- from nancy reagan to the late christopher reeve -- have embraced the promise and potential of stem cell research .  parkinson 's , cancer , alzheimer 's , juvenile diabetes , spinal cord injuries -- cures for these and other serious ailments may lie in stem cell research .  we owe it to generations of suffering americans and their families to help find treatments that could lead to full recovery .  many in this body like to talk about `` values. '' today , i say to them : using discarded embryos to find scientific cures for fatal diseases is our moral obligation .  saving life is precisely what we all care about .  mr. speaker , a vote for h.r. 810 is a vote to save lives .  i urge all my colleagues to support this bipartisan , bicameral legislation .  