Bob Corker: “I do not think the SCHIP bill is perfect. I am going to vote for the SCHIP bill. I haven't been in the Senate long…”

“I do not think the SCHIP bill is perfect. I am going to vote for the SCHIP bill. I haven't been in the Senate long enough in 8 rac{1}{2} months to have actually ever voted for a perfect bill. Chances are I may never vote for a perfect bill in the Senate. I know this bill has been threatened to be vetoed. Again, I think about the irony of a bill such as this being vetoed by the administration. The most recent health care legislation that I remember passing out of this body that was a large bill was Medicare Part D. As I remember, that was a bill where nothing was paid for. We added $700 billion to $800 billion in deficits. There was no attempt whatsoever for that to be paid for. It also created coverage for individuals who did not need coverage. It didn't matter. We passed a massive bill. The uniqueness of this bill is that there has been an attempt to actually pay for it--something unique in recent times as it relates to health care coverage.”