Word: congressmen
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Surprisingly, most of the 1000-page bill is agreeable to Congressmen on both sides of the aisle. Republicans like it because the most blatant protectionist measures--such as the Gephardt amendment--have been diluted or jettisoned. Democrats like it because it offers relief for beleaguered industries...
...group of more than 20 congressmen hopes to place a moratorium on the approval of any more animal patents until the ethics of the situation can come under closer scrutiny. The legislation would also revoke the Harvard patent until a decision were reached...
...support the congressional move to open debate. As the congressmen stated in a letter to the patent office, "The Patent Office has been given no clear and certain signal from Congress that the unrestricted patenting of animals is acceptable public policy." At the genesis of such important and far-reaching technological developments, we should all be given a say in policy before a government agency--quietly, without discussion--decides...
...long overdue. Last week the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office awarded a patent to Harvard University for the development of a genetically engineered mouse. Although plants and bacteria have been patented for years, the Harvard award was the first ever for an animal. On Capitol Hill, however, angry Congressmen promptly called for a two-year halt to any future animal patents until the risks and benefits can be better assessed. Fumed Republican Senator Mark Hatfield of Oregon: "The Patent Office is playing fast and loose with a serious issue...
...would be devastating for the small companies that have been importing $1.4 million worth of the coffee annually. Says Rink Dickinson, president of Boston-based Equal Exchange, which sells Nicaraguan coffee under its Cafe Nica label: "We feel the rug has been arbitrarily pulled out from under us." Sympathetic Congressmen are urging the Administration to drop the idea...