Rep. Mahoney on Bush's veto of SCHIP
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By Amie Parnes
Posted at 03:02 PM on October 03, 2007
Congressman Tim Mahoney, D-Palm Beach Gardens, wasn't too pleased to hear that President Bush vetoed the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) Reauthorization Act on Wednesday.
The bill, Mahoney said, would give 10 million low-income children health care coverage nationwide. In Florida, the legislation could nearly double the number of children enrolled in SCHIP - from approximately 224,000 to over 450,000.
“The President played the worst kind of politics today when he vetoed a fiscally responsible, bipartisan bill to give healthcare to 10 million kids," Mahoney said in a statement. "The President’s veto will deny health insurance to as many as 456,000 Florida children if Congress does not act.
Mahoney said Wednesday he planned to override the veto.
Posted at 03:02 PM on October 03, 2007
Congressman Tim Mahoney, D-Palm Beach Gardens, wasn't too pleased to hear that President Bush vetoed the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) Reauthorization Act on Wednesday.
The bill, Mahoney said, would give 10 million low-income children health care coverage nationwide. In Florida, the legislation could nearly double the number of children enrolled in SCHIP - from approximately 224,000 to over 450,000.
“The President played the worst kind of politics today when he vetoed a fiscally responsible, bipartisan bill to give healthcare to 10 million kids," Mahoney said in a statement. "The President’s veto will deny health insurance to as many as 456,000 Florida children if Congress does not act.
Mahoney said Wednesday he planned to override the veto.
