[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 191 (Thursday, December 13, 2007)]
[House]
[Page H15419]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                   MR. PRESIDENT, SIGN THE SCHIP BILL

  (Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. Madam Speaker, isn't this the season of 
giving? My colleagues, the Democratic majority has worked without 
stopping to provide funding for the health insurance of our children in 
America. Isn't it a shame that the minority and the administration want 
to be the scrooge of the season and deny millions of children health 
care in the Children's Health Insurance Plan; 966,000 children in the 
State of Texas, innocent children who cannot fend for themselves, now 
suffering because we have a veto on the SCHIP.
  Madam Speaker, isn't this a season of giving? I'm grateful that the 
Democrats prevailed on the AMT, giving middle-class taxpayers a bounty 
this holiday season, but who will care for the children?
  Again, Mr. President, sign the SCHIP bill. Don't take away Christmas 
from millions of children here in America.

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