[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 15]
[House]
[Page 21077]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                               CHAMP ACT

  (Ms. SCHWARTZ asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Ms. SCHWARTZ. Mr. Speaker, early this morning the Children's Health 
Insurance and Medicare Protection Act, which extends access to quality 
care for both our Nation's children and our Nation's seniors, was 
passed out of committee.
  With this important legislation, we are wisely investing in the 
Children's Health Insurance Program to protect and extend access to 
health coverage for millions of America's uninsured children.
  In its 10-year history, CHIP has had strong bipartisan support not 
only because of what it accomplishes but how it meets its goal, with a 
flexible, cost-effective market approach to access to health insurance. 
Yet it has become the object of scorn by this President and with 
Republican leaders in Congress forcefully opposing this successful 
public-private partnership which enables literally millions of 
hardworking American families to buy private health insurance for their 
children.
  And this legislation strengthens and sustains Medicare for American 
seniors by securing payments for physicians and quality, innovative 
health care options for seniors.
  Protecting Medicare and extending CHIP is the best opportunity this 
Congress has to address the need for affordable quality health 
insurance for Americans.

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