November 2, 2007 – By a vote of 64-30, the Senate yesterday approved a second piece of legislation aimed at providing an additional four million children with health insurance by expanding the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) by $35 million.
Despite broad bi-partisan support, President Bush is threatening to veto the legislation, which cleared the House last week by a vote of 265-142. The new SCHIP legislation contains only minor changes from the version President Bush vetoed earlier this month.
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