Tom Allen Quotes

Through their work with fetal tissue, researchers hope to find ways to harness embryonic stem cells which have the ability to become any type of human cell and could provide new treatments for many illnesses.

They don't have special rights because we have civil rights laws that protect them. The laws work both ways.

These kids understood what is not immediately obvious; that they were going to pay the bills for tax cuts that had been passed today or in the last 4 years, and for the war in Iraq, because essentially we are borrowing money to do those things.

The Republicans in the House and the Bush administration are bankrupting this country.

The offshore ocean area under U.S. jurisdiction is larger than our land mass, and teems with plant and animal life, mineral resources, commerce, trade, and energy sources.

The mercury rule writers also ignored mercury's special qualities.

The argument on the other side of special rights is completely bogus. It's bogus because you could make exactly the same claim about racial or ethnic or religious minorities.

Stem cell research holds out the promise of finding cures and treatments for a wide range of diseases.

President Bush's mercury rule is a gift to the big energy companies that helped put him in office.

Mercury pollution from power plants is a national problem that requires a national response.

Maine's long and cold winters may help keep our State's population low, but our harsh climate also accounts for what is unique and valuable about our land and our people.

In this part of the world, only Maine gives winter the welcome and the worship it should have.

In 1995, sanctions led Sudan to cut its ties with terrorists and expel Osama bin Laden.

If the parties get too close together they lose their identities, if they get too far apart you're not going to get a whole lot done because you almost always need to have some folks on the other side of the aisle to accomplish anything.

I support exemptions from the estate tax to ensure that when Maine farm owners die, their families will be able to continue to farm the land that they have protected and lived on, often for generations.

I do not believe that Congress or the Administration should prohibit the medical community from pursuing a promising avenue of research that may improve the lives of millions of Americans.

I am confident that the British people will not be intimidated by terrorism.

Health care costs blunt the competitive edge of American entrepreneurs, from the auto industry to internet start-ups.

By giving every American access to quality, affordable health care, they will create a more competitive, a stronger and more secure America!

But like the rest of the country, Maine has reached an impasse, for most of the mercury that fouls our skies, waters and land comes from outside our borders.

I think we have a moral obligation to our children that can be easily summarized: number one, protect them from harm.

Energy conservation is the foundation of energy independence.

Despite the increase in world attention toward Sudan in the past months, the genocide in Darfur has continued without any serious attempt by the Sudanese government to do what governments primarily exist to do, protect their citizens.

Family farms and small businesses are the backbone of our communities.

While I relish our warm months, winter forms our character and brings out our best.