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Associated PressDemocrats invited the head of the March of Dimes to use the party's Saturday radio address to express her organization's support of legislation that would expand the children's health program to 10 million people.
Dr. Jennifer Howse said health insurance is the single most important factor in determining whether a child gets needed health care. The March of Dimes is dedicated to improving the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth and infant mortality.
"Every child needs preventive care," Howse said. "It helps them become healthy, productive adults."
Howse's address marks the fifth consecutive week in which the Democrats' radio address focused on the State Children's Health Insurance Program. On Thursday, the House failed to override President Bush's veto of a bill that would increase spending on the program to $60 billion over five years, double what Bush has proposed.
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Dr. Jennifer Howse, President of the March of Dimes Foundation, to Deliver Democratic Radio Address
http://www.dnc.org/a/2007/10/dr_jennifer_how.php