Arlen Specter

Biographical

Full Name: Arlen Specter
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Joan; 2 Children: Shanin, Stephen
Birth Date: 02/12/1930
Birth Place: Wichita, KS
Home City: Philadephia, PA
Religion: Jewish
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Recent Key Votes

S 30 - Stem Cell Research Hope Act of 2007
Legislation (Yea)

April 11, 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act so that research is conducted without the destruction, discarding, or risk of injury to other human embryos by ...

S 5 - Stem Cell Research Act of 2007
Legislation (Yea)

April 11, 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to state that regardless of the date in which stem cells were derived from a human embryo, the ...

HR 810 - Stem Cell Research Bill of 2005
Legislation (Yea)

July 18, 2006 - Calls for stem cells to be taken from human embryos that were donated from in vitro fertilization clinics (Sec. 2). Requires that ...

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Recent Public Statements

Closing Argument

Jan. 21, 2011 - Mr. SPECTER. Madam President, this is not a farewell address but, rather, a closing argument to a jury of my colleagues and the American people ...

Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions

Dec. 22, 2010 - By Mr. SPECTER: S. 4054. A bill to restore the law governing pleading and pleading motions that existed before the decisions of the Supreme Court ...

MSNBC "The Ed Show" - Transcript

Dec. 21, 2010 - BREAK IN TRANSCRIPT SCHULTZ: Joining us now is Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Specter here on THE ED SHOW. Senator, I think you did the country a ...

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Campaign Finances

Election Cycle 2012
Total Income $15,283,419.00
Total Spent $15,902,855.00
Cash On Hand $11,622.00
Debt $0.00
Source OpenSecrets.org
Updated 12/31/2012
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