October 24, 2007 – House Democrats announced yesterday that they will bring the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) back to the floor this week. Congressional leaders have said the new bill will contain only minor changes and will ensure that it provides at least 10 million children with health insurance.
President Bush recently vetoed a bill that would have increased funding for SCHIP by $35 billion over five years. The program currently provides 6.6 million children with health insurance and the additional funding passed by the House and Senate would have provided an additional four million children with health care. With 9 million children in this country currently without health care, polls have found between 75 to 80 percent of the country support the vetoed bill.
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