[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 158 (Thursday, October 18, 2007)]
[House]
[Page H11732]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          OVERRIDE SCHIP VETO

  (Mr. WYNN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WYNN. Good morning, Madam Speaker.
  Today, the House will vote to override the President's veto of the 
SCHIP bill.
  At the beginning of this debate some months ago, I said that if 
America is the greatest country in the world, then we ought to 
guarantee that all of our children have health insurance. Greatness is 
not measured by the size of our military industrial complex. Greatness 
is measured by whether we can provide health insurance for 10 million 
American children.
  Now, the President has said no, but according to all the polls, the 
American people say yes. Majorities in both Houses have said yes. 
Governors have said yes. Private charities have said yes, that we ought 
to provide health insurance for children in America.
  This is not a matter of a market fix. Small businesses cannot afford 
to provide health insurance. Working families, many of them, cannot 
afford to buy health insurance on the private market.
  In addition, this bill provides a guarantee of dental coverage, 
because in America, the greatest country, children should not die 
because they don't have dental coverage. The bill provides dental 
coverage and mental health coverage. It's simple: We're the greatest 
country. We ought to provide health insurance for all our children.

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