House Clears Children’s Health Bill
September 25, 2007, 10:07pm
The House this evening cleared to President Bush a bill that would expand the State Children’s Health Insurance Program. The vote was 265-159.
Bush has threatened to veto the bill, but House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said she hopes the president will “dig deeply into his heart and think about the children in America who don’t have healthcare. Because if not, I think that the president is giving new meaning to the words, ’suffer, little children’” from the Bible.
Pelosi’s office has posted speeches from other Democratic lawmakers online, including:
- Lois Capps of California;
- Rahm Emanuel of Illinois;
- Frank Pallone of New Jersey;
- Bill Pascrell of New Jersey;
- Charles Rangel of New York;
- And Hilda Solis of California.
Categories: New York, California, Illinois, New Jersey, Producer's Picks, Health, Frank Pallone, Charles Rangel, Bill Pascrell, Hilda Solis, Lois Capps
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September 28th, 2007 at 3:56 pm
Thank Goodness this step was taken. If all the children are covered, it will save money in the long run.