Cornyn Renews Call for Bipartisan SCHIP Solution

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Cornyn Renews Call for Bipartisan SCHIP Solution

Following the second failed attempt yesterday by Democrats in Congress to pass their version of an SCHIP reauthorization bill through the House of Representatives by a veto-proof margin, U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, renewed his call for Democrats to end their political gamesmanship and work with Republicans on a bipartisan SCHIP compromise.

"Despite all the political attack ads and partisan posturing, Congress finds itself in the exact same place as two weeks ago - without an SCHIP bill to help Texas's and America's low-income kids. The American people deserve better.

"Right now in Texas, there are approximately 500,000 Medicaid-eligible children who are not covered by Medicaid and an additional 200,000 SCHIP-eligible children who are not enrolled to participate. Yet, in Washington D.C., some in Congress would rather engage in political parlor tricks instead of working together to resolve our differences and pass a bipartisan bill.

"Enough is enough. It's time to stop looking ahead to the next election and do what's right for families and kids in Texas and across the country. I renew my call to Senate Majority Leader Reid and Speaker Pelosi to end this political gamesmanship, meet Republicans at the negotiating table and pass a bipartisan bill to expand, strengthen and reauthorize SCHIP in a responsible manner."

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