[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 17]
[House]
[Page 23545]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                               CHAMP ACT

  (Mr. ARCURI asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ARCURI. Madam Speaker, last week the Census Bureau came out with 
a new report that shows the number of children living without health 
insurance increased last year by 700,000. It is the second year in a 
row that the number of uninsured children has increased. Today, 8.7 
million children in this country are going without the critical health 
care services they need to live a healthy and productive life.
  Fortunately, this Democratic Congress has acted to reverse this 
disturbing trend. Last month, this House passed the Children's Health 
and Medicare Protection Act. The legislation provides an additional $50 
billion in funding for the Children's Health Insurance Program which 
today provides 6 million children access to private health insurance.
  Unfortunately, there are 6 million other children that are eligible 
for the program but are not currently enrolled. Our $50 billion 
investment would allow us to reach almost every child who is currently 
eligible which would significantly reduce the number of uninsured 
children in America.
  Madam Speaker, this Congress has acted. It is time for the President 
to join with us in prioritizing the health care needs of our children.

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