Denny Rehberg: “the State Children's Health Insurance Program is important to the people of Montana. In fact, in November, we voted to…”

“the State Children's Health Insurance Program is important to the people of Montana. In fact, in November, we voted to expand eligibility within our State. SCHIP was created by a Republican Congress and a Democrat President in 1997. It was one of those rare government programs that really works like its supposed to, and I am proud to support it. Unfortunately, as is often the case, when a Federal Government program works, the temptation is to add to it until pretty soon, the original program, the one that worked so well, is overwhelmed by well- intentioned changes. Eventually the good parts of the program are smothered. So let's expand SCHIP sensibly. Let's do it in a responsible way that does not undermine an effective program. Let's keep the Children's Health Insurance Program about children.”