Bush plans to veto the Children’s Health Insurance Program

When it comes to decent and affordable health care, Bush and the Republicans have always made this a top priority to make sure you do not receive that. In another flurry of losses for the average American, President Bush is planning to veto the Children’s Health Insurance Program.

Bush Is Prepared to Veto Bill to Expand Child Insurance

The White House said on Saturday that President Bush would veto a bipartisan plan to expand the Children’s Health Insurance Program, drafted over the last six months by senior members of the Senate Finance Committee.

The vow puts Mr. Bush at odds with the Democratic majority in Congress, with a substantial number of Republican lawmakers and with many governors of both parties, who want to expand the popular program to cover some of the nation’s eight million uninsured children.

Tony Fratto, a White House spokesman, said: “The president’s senior advisers will certainly recommend a veto of this proposal. And there is no question that the president would veto it.”

The program, which insured 7.4 million people at some time in the last year, is set to expire Sept. 30.

We'll have to suffer some losses along the way, but it's the red staters who are being hurt the most by Bush's right-wing policies. They are suffering and losing out in numbers and power, but that's what you get for electing a brutal fascist into power.

Hat Tip: Crooks and Liars

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