Bush to Veto Bipartisan bill to Expand Children's Health Insurance

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Now, if Bush can find 10 billion dollars a month for Iraq, why can't he find some money to expand children's health insurance? surely we can cut money from the pentagon, or somewhere else, to offset the cost.



Bush Is Prepared to Veto Bill to Expand Child Insurance

By ROBERT PEAR
Published: July 15, 2007
WASHINGTON, July 14 — The White House said on Saturday that President Bush would veto a bipartisan plan to expand the Children’s Health Insurance Program, drafted over the last six months by senior members of the Senate Finance Committee.

The vow puts Mr. Bush at odds with the Democratic majority in Congress, with a substantial number of Republican lawmakers and with many governors of both parties, who want to expand the popular program to cover some of the nation’s eight million uninsured children.

Tony Fratto, a White House spokesman, said: “The president’s senior advisers will certainly recommend a veto of this proposal. And there is no question that the president would veto it.”

The program, which insured 7.4 million people at some time in the last year, is set to expire Sept. 30


http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/15/w...1184523354-/8LmtK8Mk79/zmzS8yXCIA&oref=slogin
 
Cypress said:
Now, if Bush can find 10 billion dollars a month for Iraq, why can't he find some money to expand children's health insurance? surely we can cut money from the pentagon, or somewhere else, to offset the cost.



Bush Is Prepared to Veto Bill to Expand Child Insurance

By ROBERT PEAR
Published: July 15, 2007
WASHINGTON, July 14 — The White House said on Saturday that President Bush would veto a bipartisan plan to expand the Children’s Health Insurance Program, drafted over the last six months by senior members of the Senate Finance Committee.

The vow puts Mr. Bush at odds with the Democratic majority in Congress, with a substantial number of Republican lawmakers and with many governors of both parties, who want to expand the popular program to cover some of the nation’s eight million uninsured children.

Tony Fratto, a White House spokesman, said: “The president’s senior advisers will certainly recommend a veto of this proposal. And there is no question that the president would veto it.”

The program, which insured 7.4 million people at some time in the last year, is set to expire Sept. 30


http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/15/w...1184523354-/8LmtK8Mk79/zmzS8yXCIA&oref=slogin
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There might be enough votes on this to override the veto, that's what's going to be interesting to watch.
 
Cypress said:
Now, if Bush can find 10 billion dollars a month for Iraq, why can't he find some money to expand children's health insurance? surely we can cut money from the pentagon, or somewhere else, to offset the cost.
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That's all very simple. he needs the money to pay for the efforts to kill off our soldiers. No money, not so much killing.
 
To save time and money can't we just call off the general election and declare whoever wins the democratic primary the next President of the United States?

If I didn't know better, I'd declare that Bush is working for the Democratic Party.
 
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