The House will observe the last week of President Bush’s presidency by passing an expansion of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program, or SCHIP – a measure Mr. Bush twice vetoed.
Plans to increase spending on the program, which provides health coverage for children whose families are not poor enough for Medicaid but need help with insurance costs, were a major point of friction between Democrats and the White House the past two years. Now Democrats intend to pass a version similar to the measures rejected by Mr. Bush, although the details were still being worked out.
Given its strong support in both parties, approval of the measure is a lock. Democrats said the health aid was even more important now, given the economic distress many families are experiencing.
“Obviously we all know that one of the aspects of losing a job is, in many instances, losing your health insurance as well,” Representative Steny H. Hoyer, Democrat of Maryland and the majority leader, said. “We are very concerned that we will have a lot of children vulnerable in America.”
Another step towards Socialism. Thank you, lowest rated Congress ever.
Read Michelle Malkin’s column on SCHIP and taxation of the poor.
UPDATE:
SCHIP passes with 40 Republicrats on board. Pathetic.
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