John Yarmuth: “last week President Bush vetoed a bipartisan bill enacted pursuant to the authority vested in Congress by article I of…”

“last week President Bush vetoed a bipartisan bill enacted pursuant to the authority vested in Congress by article I of the Constitution that would provide private health insurance to 10 million low-income children here in America. His reason, the bill was too big. While the President refuses to fund health care for our Nation's low-income children, he has no problem sending billions of dollars to Iraq with absolutely no questions asked. Today alone, the President will spend $300 million funding the occupation of Iraq. With that money, we could insure 246,000 low-income kids. Over the next month, the President will spend a whopping $9 billion in Iraq, which would allow us to insure 7.4 million kids. Mr. Speaker, time and time again, congressional Republicans have approved blank checks for the President to send billions to Iraq, and now they are concerned about $35 billion for improving the lives of 10 million low-income children? It is time they reevaluate their priorities and join us next week in overriding President Bush's veto.”