| Clyburn : We Will Not Stop Until We Cover 10 Million Children
Thursday, October 18, 2007
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WASHINGTON, DC—House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn today released the following statement regarding the House’s unsuccessful attempt to override President Bush’s veto of the consensus State Children’s Health Insurance Plan (SCHIP) Reauthorization bill. The widely-supported SCHIP Reauthorization bill would have provided health coverage to 10 million children from needy and low-income families.
“Through their obstructionist tactics and misleading rhetoric, the President and House Republicans derailed a broad bipartisan effort to ensure that 10 million needy children receive the quality health care services they deserve. Their efforts have potentially jeopardized the health and wellbeing of millions of American children.
“We believe it is morally imperative to provide health coverage for the children of America’s working families—those who earn too much to qualify for Medicaid and not enough to buy private insurance. That is why we will not stop until we cover 10 million kids. Make no mistake, the President will see this legislation on his desk again in short order.”
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