Mike Thompson: “This is about health care for kids. It's an important and humane bill that's illustrative of who we are as Americans.…”

“This is about health care for kids. It's an important and humane bill that's illustrative of who we are as Americans. It's paid for, and moreover, it saves us money. It saves us money by keeping kids out of the emergency room, and anytime that you can prevent or cure an illness before it becomes acute, that saves us money as well. It's bipartisan, not only in the House and the Senate, but 43 Governors have endorsed this measure. Over 80 percent of the American people support the SCHIP program. We should not let the President deny health care to 10 million kids of working moms and dads. We're better than that. We need to override this veto.”