[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 18]
[House]
[Page 25555]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM

  (Mr. ALTMIRE asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. ALTMIRE. Mr. Speaker, at long last, after months of debate, 
negotiation and compromise, the House and the Senate have come to 
agreement on a children's health reauthorization that's going to extend 
health care coverage to 10 million children in this country. And last 
night, I'm proud to be 1 of 265 Members of this House that supported 
that legislation and voted to send that bill to the President.
  This is bipartisan legislation. We have agreement with both the House 
and the Senate, but unfortunately, the House does not have the votes to 
override the veto at this time.
  I'm asking my Republican colleagues, please consider the 10 million 
children that are going to lose access to health care coverage if this 
bill is not passed, if the veto is not overridden. We must override 
this veto. These are working families that play hard, that work hard 
and play by the rules, and we have to find a way to ensure their 
children.

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