Bush Schip Veto

How Well Do Your Members of Congress Protect Children?

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 03.03.2008 | Politics


Marian Wright Edelman

Not well enough: 231 members scored 60 percent or lower on our scorecard -- a failing grade from our school days.

Looking at the Best and Worst Policies of 2007

Andrea Batista Schlesinger | Posted 12.14.2007 | Politics


Andrea Batista Schlesinger

If we really want to change the country, we'll need to know as much about the Arbitrary Fairness Act and where the candidates stand on it as we do about their haircuts and celebrity endorsements.

Bush Vetoes Children's Health -- Again

Rep. Diana DeGette | Posted 12.13.2007 | Politics


Rep. Diana DeGette

The president has denied health care coverage to 10 million low-income children -- again

Priorities 101

Jayne Lyn Stahl | Posted 12.13.2007 | Politics


Jayne Lyn Stahl

Mr. Bush's SCHIP veto reflects not only his ideology, but the mindset of the his party which pledges to protect the so-called "right to life" while spitting in the eye of the living.

Attach S-CHIP to the Iraq Spending Bills

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 11.02.2007 | Politics


Joseph A. Palermo

If Bush attacks Iran before he leaves office, we are all going to wish the Congress would have impeached him before he could do it.

SCHIP and the Rigged Health Insurance Game

Eric Haas | Posted 10.26.2007 | Home


Eric Haas

Profit-maximizing insurance companies are bad economics. They make money by denying care, which is a terrible way to try to keep us healthy.

Our American Tragedy: The Killing Fields of Childhood Poverty

Dan Agin | Posted 10.26.2007 | Politics


Dan Agin

Poverty derives from what people can or cannot do. Any family that cannot afford health insurance for its children is poor -- no matter what the family income.

Universal Medi-sense

Sasha Abramsky | Posted 10.25.2007 | Politics


Sasha Abramsky

There's something insane about the fact that a president who vetoed almost no spending bills in the first seven years of his presidency is going to such lengths to prevent health care for uninsured children.

Republicans Whine about the SCHIP Vote

Malcolm Friedberg | Posted 10.25.2007 | Politics


Malcolm Friedberg

I find it insulting that the Republicans whine about a tactic that I have absolutely no doubt they would use if the tables were turned.

Rose Garden Colored Glasses

Andy Stern | Posted 10.25.2007 | Politics


Andy Stern

We now can take comfort in the fact that according to the White House, "There are a lot of things you can say about half the families in America. Half of them aren't poor."

Put Down That Hose, Comrade

Greg Saunders | Posted 10.24.2007 | Politics


Greg Saunders

Since the President was so concerned about "socialized medicine" that he vetoed SCHIP expansion, can we assume that his trip tomorrow is to deliver a lecture about the evils of socialized firefighting?

S-CHIP Plan B: Automatic Enrollment

Rob Nelb | Posted 10.23.2007 | Politics


Rob Nelb

In the context of children's health insurance, automatic enrollment is an innovative way to reach nearly all of the estimated six million children who are eligible, but not enrolled in Medicaid and S-CHIP.

Fifteen Months is Plenty of Time to Damage a Country

Peggy Drexler | Posted 10.18.2007 | Politics


Peggy Drexler

Fifteen months is plenty of time to take more lives -- especially if you are a sprinter with nothing to lose and nobody is standing in your way.

SCHIP: An Urgent Vote to Protect Wounded Veterans Fails

Paul Rieckhoff | Posted 10.18.2007 | Politics


Paul Rieckhoff

Two largely overlooked provisions of SCHIP would have addressed the urgent issue of protecting military families. Any member of Congress who claims to support the troops should have voted to override.

Bush Is Happy to Leave Some Children Behind

Margaret Carlson | Posted 10.18.2007 | Politics


Margaret Carlson

The first step was to accuse the Democrats of child-abuse. If they're referring to exposing the child to Republican attacks, then guilty as charged.

Don't Think of a Sick Child

Glenn W. Smith | Posted 10.17.2007 | Politics


Glenn W. Smith

George Bush doesn't want you to think about sick children. He wants you thinking about the fine print of health insurance policies.

The Economic Reasons Why the Middle Class Needs SCHIP

Hale "Bonddad" Stewart | Posted 10.17.2007 | Politics


Hale

It's tough to make the "personal responsibility" argument when the economy isn't creating the kind of jobs that either provide or help pay for health insurance.

Pre-existing Right Wing Condition Called "Cheap Bastardhood" Colors Tomorow's SCHIP Vote

Peter Smith | Posted 10.17.2007 | Politics


Peter Smith

The real reason the right wing flukes and flakes in the house will derail the effort is because they're cheap bastards.

Out of Line: Witches

Mort Gerberg | Posted 10.17.2007 | Politics


Mort Gerberg

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The Bush-Bootstrap Defense

Cynthia Kaplan | Posted 10.16.2007 | Politics


Cynthia Kaplan

Those poor, uninsured kids, they just don't turn out in great numbers during the all important election years, do they?

Conservative Honesty

Bill Scher | Posted 10.16.2007 | Politics


Bill Scher

In the conservative vision for America, the only people who should choose to have children are people that can afford health insurance. Or in other words: "Pro-Life (If You Can Pay For It)."

We're Taking George Bush to Court

Gov. Bill Richardson | Posted 10.16.2007 | Politics


Gov. Bill Richardson

Basic health services are one of the most cost-effective ways of giving children a leg up in life. But our short-sighted President would rather turn his back, and waste more treasure on his failed war.

More Children to Get Health Coverage? Republicans Say "No Way!"

Matt Littman | Posted 10.15.2007 | Politics


Matt Littman

Can we just agree to change the Republican emblem from an elephant to Scrooge?

What If?

Cheryl Saban | Posted 10.15.2007 | Living


Cheryl Saban

Giving kids healthcare coverage is the first step to preventing out-of-control health care costs in the future.

What Ever Happened to the Veto?

Bruce Schulman | Posted 10.12.2007 | Politics


Bruce Schulman

The veto has become a sign of weakness rather than strength, a signal that the president lacks the influence to advance his agenda.


 

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