[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 148 (Tuesday, October 2, 2007)]
[House]
[Page H11077]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   BIPARTISAN AGREEMENT ON CHILDREN'S HEALTH IS SOMETHING THE ENTIRE 
                        CONGRESS SHOULD SUPPORT

  (Mr. WILSON of Ohio asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. WILSON of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, last week the House and Senate 
passed a bill ensuring that 10 million low-income children have access 
to the quality health care coverage they need to live healthy and 
productive lives.
  Democrats and Republicans alike worked together to do what was right 
for our Nation's children. This bipartisan agreement will strengthen 
the SCHIP program over the next 5 years by ensuring that an additional 
4 million low-income children receive access to health care coverage 
they desperately need.
  At a time when the number of uninsured children is increasing, we 
need to do more, more to ensure that they have access to quality health 
care, and that is what this bipartisan agreement does.
  Despite strong bipartisan support here in Congress, President Bush is 
threatening to veto this bill. Instead, he favors a plan that would 
take health care coverage away from needy children. A million children 
would lose health insurance coverage. He should reconsider his veto 
threat and support our bipartisan legislation.

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