House Passes Children's Health Bill

Washington Post by Christopher Lee, Jonathan Weisman | Sep. 26, 2007 (News Report)
Despite Strong Republican Support, Threatened Veto Will Probably Stand

A broad House majority gave final approval last night to a $35 billion expansion of the popular children's health insurance program, with members from both parties brushing aside a stern veto threat from President Bush to vote their support, 265 to 159.

The Senate will take up the bill later this week and is expected to send it to the president with a veto-proof, bipartisan majority. But amid furious White House lobbying, even Republican advocates ... Full Story »

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Beth Wellington
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 by Beth Wellington - Oct. 1, 2008

The unanswered question that comes to mind is who are the Democrats that defected and why. How can the D's make the R's feel the pain when they have members of their own parted that failed go support the measure. The story also failed to note that vote of 265 to 159, which of course shows that tghere would need to be 25 more votes to overcome a veto--more R's are needed even if all the D's had voted for it.

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