President Bush's Veto of SCHIP, the Children's Health Insurance Program
Statement
Issues: Health and Health Care
PRESIDENT BUSH'S VETO OF SCHIP, THE CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM
"The appalling hypocrisy of this President has reached a new low. It is disgraceful that a man who has spent half a trillion dollars on an unnecessary and tragic war, now decides to target 10 million children of working Americans by denying them healthcare coverage. SCHIP has the overwhelming bipartisan support of this Congress, along with 43 governors and the American Medical Association. We intend to make SCHIP the law of this land, with or without the President. I call on my Republican colleagues of conscience to help us override this cruel and cynical veto."
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