November 6, 2007 – With a fresh veto threat from President Bush looming, Senate and House lawmakers are meeting this week to craft a State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) bill that would gain enough support in the House to override a veto.
The Senate last week passed by a veto-proof majority of 64 – 30 legislation providing an additional four million children with health insurance by expanding SCHIP by $35 billion. The House passed similar legislation the week earlier by a vote of 265 – 142, just short of a veto-proof majority.
This is the second SCHIP bill to make its way through the House in Senate in recent weeks, with Bush vetoing the original legislation. The new legislation contains only minor changes, containing the original funding levels to provide more than 10 million children with health insurance.
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