The President did it again - he vetoed the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) bill again! But at least he was ashamed this time - he did it behind closed doors and sent a little note to Congress. What a macho man!
This is a bill supported by practically all Democrats and a goodly number of Republicans - and almost everybody else in the country. Although enough Senators supported the bill to override a veto, the House cannot quite get the two thirds vote required. What a shame! One third of the House is preventing the children of America from getting health care. I hope they're proud of themselves - and I hope a bunch of them get defeated in their next election. Don't they know politicians are supposed to love babies?
Guess which state has the highest uninsured rate? Guess which Governor doesn't support SCHIP? Guess which Senators voted against SCHIP? Guess which Congressmen don't care about their state's children?
Mississippi is the poorest state in the union and has the most children without access to health care. Do our elected officials care? Most do not. Governor Barbour is in the minority of Governors not supporting the SCHIP legislation. Senators Cochran and Lott followed in lockstep with their uncaring President and voted against our children.
Two men who are mentioned most frequently as being appointed as US Senator - Congressmen Wicker and Pickering - consistently voted against Mississippi children. Thank goodness for Congressmen Taylor and Thompson.
Why do Mississippians keep voting for politicians who vote against their best interests?
Give 'em hell. They sure deserve it.
ReplyDeleteIf it were their kids without healthcare I doubt they'd show so little concern.
The Republican line on this, if anyone's curious, is that SCHIP expansion would put the government in the position of competing with private health carriers for coverage of middle-class families. An incremental increase of $15 billion would probably pass muster, and could potentially cover all remaining kids whose families fall into low-income demographics; it's the current $35 billion proposal, expanding the program to include the middle class, that's the issue.
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