[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 23]
[House]
[Page 31685]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




    BUSH AND REPUBLICANS REFUSE TO EXPAND HEALTH CARE TO 10 MILLION 
                                CHILDREN

  (Mr. WELCH of Vermont asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WELCH of Vermont. Mr. Speaker, Thanksgiving Day, as my colleague 
just mentioned, is next week and we have the threat of another 
Presidential veto to deny 10 million children across this country of 
all races, all poor, access to health care.
  The President has become a born-again fiscal conservative, 
disregarding any requirement that we pay for the war and disregarding 
the fact that we are paying for children's health care.
  On Thanksgiving Day, all of us are thankful, those of us who have 
health care, and we are determined that the children of this country 
will join the Members of Congress in this country, government 
employees, and citizens across this country who do have access to 
health care.
  The President has refused to meet with congressional leaders. And, by 
the way, this is bipartisan. Republicans and Democrats in this body 
stand united in wanting to insure our kids, and the only obstacle is 
the Presidential veto.

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