Codey SOS - Stem Cell Research

Thanks to the leadership of Senators Buono, Gormley, Kyrillos, Palaia and Singer ... Speaker Sires, Assemblymembers Cohen, McKeon, Hackett, and Quigley New Jersey was among the first states to recognize the gift of stem cell research ... and the hope that it provides to so many ... the hope that someday ... someday very soon, a cure or a treatment can be found.

We have to nurture that hope with more than just our words. Our words are comforting, but words alone won't cure anyone's disease. We have the scientists, we have the research industries, and we have the commitment to make New Jersey an international center of stem cell excellence. But it will not happen by itself. It will not happen ... without actions to match our words.

Today I am announcing a $150 million dollar investment in the construction of the New Jersey Stem Cell Institute. This will provide the financing to build and equip a world-class facility. I am also announcing that New Jersey ... under the leadership of Dr. McCormick and Dr. Petillo ... will conduct an international search for the Director of our Institute.

Finally, I will ask the voters of New Jersey to put their faith behind a $230 million dollar investment in the promise of stem cell research.

Codey's entire State of the State address here.