[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 18]
[House]
[Page 24908]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                                  CHIP

  (Ms. SCHWARTZ asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Ms. SCHWARTZ. As one of the original architects of CHIP in 
Pennsylvania, I have seen firsthand that it is possible to bring 
together public and private stakeholders and expand health coverage to 
millions of children, children of working families who cannot afford 
the increasing cost of coverage.
  And now, the Democratic majority is poised to ensure that 10 million 
uninsured children in this country get the health care they need and 
deserve. The Democratic majority is delivering on our promise, and I am 
proud of the work that we have accomplished to expand health care to 
working families.
  The American people understand the importance of getting health care 
to America's children. 270 organizations representing our Nation's 
seniors, nurses, unions, businesses have put aside their differences to 
urge for CHIP reauthorization. American families want and need us to 
maintain and expand CHIP. Their children are counting on us.
  The next step is for Congress to approve this commonsense, compromise 
legislation, hopefully with Republican support, and send a strong 
message to the President to support our efforts towards the goal of 
insuring every American child.

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