Kathy Castor: “for today we are here on the Children's Health and Medicare Act, the CHAMP Act. And, Madam Speaker, I hope the American…”

“for today we are here on the Children's Health and Medicare Act, the CHAMP Act. And, Madam Speaker, I hope the American people know there are many champions for America's kids standing up for our hardworking families in the Nation's Capitol today; and we are joining with Republican and Democratic Governors from across the country fighting for a new direction, for a healthier and economically sound America. It was only 8 months ago when Speaker Nancy Pelosi accepted the gavel as the first female Speaker of the House of Representatives. She accepted that gavel on behalf of America's children, and we're going to keep our promise to America's kids today. There's another champion in the Chair of the Rules Committee, Ms. Louise Slaughter, who has helped us fight through these delaying tactics to bring this bill to the floor, and we will vote on it today.”