Kerry: Bush SCHIP Veto Jeopardizes Health Care for Millions of Children

[Mass]

WASHINGTON D.C. – Sen. John Kerry issued the following statement today, following President Bush’s veto of legislation that reauthorizes and extends the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). The legislation passed the House and Senate by a broad bi-partisan majority, and Kerry pushed aggressively for additional SCHIP funds during the Senate Finance Committee’s development of the plan, and vowed to work hard to overturn the veto.

“Today with a single stroke of his veto pen, President Bush single-handedly jeopardized health care for millions of poor children,” Kerry said. “The President’s twisted rationale that he opposes ‘federalizing’ health care is a hollow excuse for undermining a successful effort to give Governors the control and the tools to deliver health care for kids who desperately need it. President Bush conveniently forgot that he ran for reelection with a promise to give health care to millions more children and now as a lame duck president he is working to take it away. It seems George Bush was for kids’ health care before he was against it. An overwhelming majority in Congress will fight to keep our promises to America’s children, and we will work to override this cynical, callous veto.

[karynnj]

1. Glad he is pointing out what Bush said in 2004

Is there an issue left that he didn't lie about?

Remember when he said he had no intention of changing Social Security?
When the RNC said that Kerry's Iraq plan was just Bush's - although point 1 was to convene a summit?
When he said by 2007 there would be broadband everywhere in the US?

Nice statement that has to be very frustrating for the Senator to write

[AndyA]

2. George Bush is a LIAR. I can't think of any campaign promises he's kept,

unless he promised to run our deficit to new levels;

Or start a war based on lies that would kill thousands of our troops;

Or promote all his cronies to positions of importance, regardless of (or in spite of) their qualifications;

Implement a super secret Energy Policy that would raise gas prices to obscene levels, and make oil company profits go through the roof;

Embarrass the United States of America with his rude and arrogant behavior, demonstrate his stupidity every time he opens his mouth, and undo relations with other countries that took decades to develop.

There's more, so much more, but the man is a disgrace to this country and a liar. You cannot believe ANYTHING the man says. Now he's proven he hates America's children as well.

Why is he not being impeached? What will he have to do?? :mad: