Prop 15 campaign kickoff at Rice today

The following is a press release from State Rep. Ellen Cohen:

In 1962, President John F. Kennedy issued his challenge to land a man on the moon by the decade's end at Rice Stadium. The same week, 45 years later, the challenge to find a cure for cancer will be issued at Rice Stadium by cancer survivor Lance Armstrong and other VIPs who are supporting Proposition 15 to secure state funding for research on a disease that affects 650,000 Texans.

In addition to Armstrong, scheduled speakers include Rep. Ellen Cohen, Sen. Jane Nelson, Rep. Senfronia Thompson, and Rice University President David Leebron. All will encourage Texans to vote for Proposition 15 on Nov. 6th.

Alas, it's a media-only event, so most of us will have to wait to see this on TV later today. As you may recall, Prop 15 "Requires the creation of the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas and authorizes issuance of up to $3 billion in bonds for research in Texas to find the causes of and cures for cancer." Here's a full list of the proposed constitutional amendments we'll be voting on this fall. Meanwhile, if you don't want to wait to see what happens at today's campaign launch, here's some video of a previous political event at Rice Stadium that you might have heard of. Enjoy!

Posted by Charles Kuffner on September 05, 2007 to Election 2007