Xavier Becerra: “The CHAMP Act is a victory for children's health, it is a victory for seniors' health, and it is a victory for American…”

“The CHAMP Act is a victory for children's health, it is a victory for seniors' health, and it is a victory for American taxpayers who expect us to be fiscally responsible. Why shouldn't 11 million American children from working families in this country have the same access to health care that the children of every single Member of Congress has? The taxpayers pay our salary and they make it possible for us to get health care benefits. Why shouldn't 11 million American children who live with parents who are working day to day have the same access? Like our victory this year in increasing the minimum wage for America's workers, expanding health care coverage to 5 million children is long overdue. My colleagues on the Republican side of the aisle voted a few years ago to add a prescription drug benefit under Medicare that costs about eight times as much as the benefit we would offer to the 11 million children would cost. Why not do it for our kids? We are doing this in a way that is fiscally responsible. The CHAMP Act will not add a single cent to the Federal deficit that the Bush administration has created. This is sound policy. Let's vote for the CHAMP Act for our kids and our seniors.”