Bill to extend the State Children’s Health Insurance Program
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Michigan Govenor Jennifer Granholm wants the state’s Republican representatives to help override President Bush’s veto of a bill to extend the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) budget by another $35 billion. The override vote is expected to take place on October 18th.
Granholm contends that vetoing the bill, which would allow an additional 80,000 Michigan children to have health insurance, “is a travesty.” Three of the state’s republican representatives already voted for the bill prior to the veto.
Republican Representative Tim Walberg co-sponsored a bill that would extend the current SCHIP budget for 18 months but he released a statement saying the bill isn’t doing enough to prevent that money from going to people who don’t need it, such as illegal animals and middle class family who can afford private coverage. Mike Rogers, another representative targeted by Granholm, said “The governor ought to be helping us negotiate a bill that focuses on providing for the critical health needs of Michigan’s poor children.”
