Senate Passes Children’s Health Bill with Veto-Proof Margin

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AFL-CIO blog

by Mike Hall, Sep 27, 2007

By a veto-proof margin, the U.S. Senate voted 69–39 today to renew the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). The reauthorization would cover some 4 million of the nation’s 9 million uninsured kids and continue coverage for the more than 6 million children already enrolled.

But President Bush, who has railed against the bill’s inclusion of the additional children, says he will veto the bill. The House passed the bill earlier this week, but its 265–159 margin is about 25 votes short to override a veto.

Says Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.):

Despite all of this—all of the good this bill will do and all of the support this bill enjoys— President Bush continues to insist he will try to stop this bill from becoming law.

This is the same President Bush who during the 2004 campaign touted his plan to expand the CHIP program….The president has requested that we spend as much in about one month of the war in Iraq as it costs in our bill to cover 10 million children for a year.

So clearly it isn’t about not having the money. It isn’t about any of the reasons he’s giving….He has crassly calculated that holding children hostage is the only way to raise from the dead his partisan, unpopular and ineffective health agenda.

Read more: http://blog.aflcio.org/2007/09/27/senate-passes-childrens-health-bill-with-veto-proof-margin/

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[LakeSamish706]

1. I really hope his veto threat gets out to all Americans, so they know...

what kind of a despicable person he really is. This man is incredible!

[rodeodance]

2. ?? the senate is debating it now. The earlier vote was a vote to debate it. It might

get the same 69 votes or it might not. That headline is confusing

[rodeodance]

3. In fact. DeMint was just on the floor saying he would not vote for it.

[halobeam]

5. I'll match your ?? and raise you another...?

[rodeodance]

10. ????

[halobeam]

12. unfortunately our ????'s are answered.

Blogger had premature speculation.

[rodeodance]

13. and it LESSENS the credibility of all bloggers

[kevinmc]

4. I thought I am listening to a Live Debate on this ....

And had not voted yet.

[rodeodance]

9. YOU ARE----this blogger is PREmature in his posting!!!

[kevinmc]

11. 8-) .... Must have inside Info ..... wonder if they do Horseraces too? n/t

[_dynamicdems]

6. Bush needs to hear how we feel on this issue.

So do any Repugs still supporting him on this.

Shrub is going to have the legacy of King of Mean if he vetoes this legislation. And any Repugs siding with him should be driven out of office.

I don't know about anyone else, but I've just about had it will these creeps. Just what the Hell is Bush's mission anyhow? Total destruction of humanity? He's flirting with WWIII and he's against health care for kids. What next? I shudder to think.

Nero Bush.

[gateley]

8. Bush doesn't hear about how anybody feels about ANY issue. And I love King of Mean! nt

[Amonester]

28. And, even if he would, the King of Mean's predictable answer is:

"Who cares what they think?"

7 years...

Please, Brave in the Home, don't let another one add up!

[gateley]

7. It almost seems as though Bush's goal is to make every single person in the

country hate him. Job well done thus far, Mr. President!

On edit: I need to proof before I post.

[BootinUp]

15. The silver spoon jerk doesn't have a heart.

There's just a black hole in his chest.

[BRLIB]

18. If you "ain't" educated, you will join the army to die in his wars

He wants more uneducated to die for him. A sort of "ethnic" cleansing here at home ......

Less Nssss........

You see???

[Colorado Progressive]

26. Dont you mean "Every person in the world"? nt

[BootinUp]

14. Sure would be nice to see them overide dubya's veto. n/t

[kestrel91316]

16. Veto-proof. I like that. FEEL THE POWER.

[jefferson_dem]

17. Just passed the Senate too - with 67 votes (veto-proof...barely).

:bounce:

[skyounkin]

19. Seriously

Good on those who voted for it- it doesn't go as far as people want but it's a start.

[ingac70]

23. Kudos to the Repubes who vote for it....

Even though they only did it to save their own political asses.

All that voted against it need to be targeted as being "anti-child". :evilgrin:

[antiimperialist]

20. comparison bbetween the House and Senate SCHIP bills

Must-read pdf
http://www.apha.org/NR/rdonlyres/75E29E18-0963-4808-AD8F-746F40F80F1E/0/SCHIPsidebysidetable2007.pdf

The senate bill covers those making 300% above the poverty line, as opposed to the 400% proposed in the House bill; I still like both bills.

[niceypoo]

21. Maybe Bush will try to, "signing statement Veto," the bill...

Sounds like something his legal dream team would come up with.

[BRLIB]

24. Damn you're good, I sent an email to Rachel Maddow

who said he had only two choices, to sign or veto the bill.
Her "machine" said 92% chance of veto.

I said he will invalidate the hate stuff in his signing statement....

[sasquatch]

22. Beautiful

:woohoo:

[jeff30997]

25. K&R

The Chimp is a damn scumbag! :nuke: :grr: :nuke:

[One Sweet World]

27. Up for election

Families USA has been deeply involved in this fight. They have a new 30 sec. ad coming out if/when the devil decides to veto this bipartisan bill to help convince those up for election that this is a nobrainer. We have an override in the Senate but the House will be a challenge. Keep on the lookout for the ad. http://www.familiesusa.org.

[Auntie Bush]

29. This is th same man who claims he's a compassionate conservative.

And he referred himself as that just the other day. Who does he think he's kidding? Just himself, Laura, Jenna, Barbara and Barny and friend.