When President Bush vetoed health care for millions of children, U.S. Rep. Mike Conaway, R-Midland, had a choice: Stand with Bush or stand up for kids back home. He chose Bush, and was one of just a few votes blocking Congress from overriding the president's veto. As a result, millions of kids and their families could suffer.
When children are sick, they should be able to see a doctor. As Bush and the Republicans spend billions per week in Iraq, there's no excuse for not taking care of our kids back home.
This isn't a Republican or Democrat issue. A recent CBS poll shows that eight of 10 Americans support the kids' health care bill passed by the Democratic Congress, including a majority of Republican voters. Why is our representative so out of touch? Democrats have vowed to bring the kids' health bill back up, insisting that it cover 10 million children. There will be major political consequences for Republicans in 2008 if Conaway and others keep voting against kids' health care.
2007-10-24
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