of a state-run, federally funded children's health-care insurance program
so he could sign it before the program ends Sept. 30.
He threatened to veto a plan that he said Democrats currently have in
Congress in favor of an increase included in his 2008 budget proposal.
"We're not playing politics," said Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., on the
floor of the Senate shortly after the president's news conference. "We
were coming together in a bipartisan way to be able to give more children,
American children, the ability to get their health-care needs taken care
of. And it's time that we have the president join with us in the right set
of priorities for American families."
1 comment:
i beg to differ with democratic senator stabenow--she is playing politics, as are most democrats. they are merely trying to duplicate what most middle class americans already have in healthcare benefits. the point of the plan as it exists is to help the lower class to have health care benefits, those who can afford NO insurance, not to replace the private insurance with public insurance by those whose employers offer it. obviously, if you're making 40,000-80,000 per year, you can probably afford what your employer offers. it's a matter of priorities. i have always paid it. i did not depend on the government for my health care when i had a full-time job. carrying on with the program as it was obviously was not the agenda for democratic presidential candidates pushing for public health care.
karen
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