SCHIP Veto - Texas Dems Respond

The deluge of anti-SCHIP veto statements from elected officials starts here.

By Richard Whittaker, 4:09PM, Wed. Oct. 3, 2007

Reaction on the State Children's Health Insurance Program veto:

"If there is one thing that should be placed above partisan politics and extreme ideology, it is America's children. But with one cruel stroke of his veto pen, President Bush has written off 3.8 million children who would have gained access much-needed health insurance under bipartisan legislation expanding CHIP." – Boyd Richie, chair of the Texas Democratic Party.

"CHIP has been enormously successful in Texas, as our state ranks dead last in the nation when it comes to the percentage of our population without health care coverage. The Texas Legislature recently authorized a new law to restore the CHIP rolls by more than 120,000. However, our vision to rebuild the program cannot become reality without congressional action. We must support this effort so that we can reach our eligible children who are without health insurance." – State Sen. Leticia Van de Putte, D-San Antonio

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