Steve Kagen: “this morning President Bush said ``no'' to 95,000 children in Wisconsin and to millions more across the Nation. His veto…”

“this morning President Bush said ``no'' to 95,000 children in Wisconsin and to millions more across the Nation. His veto of the SCHIP bill is morally unacceptable. It is unacceptable to me as a father, as a husband, and as a physician. And to everyone living in Wisconsin and across this Nation who has a human heart. What kind of Nation are we when a President turns away a child in need? And what kind of Nation will we become if we remain on this partisan path? My friends, this administration no longer represents our traditional American values, for no one anywhere in these United States believes we should abandon children in need. We need a President who believes in children and taking care of ordinary people and the needs of our children, our senior citizens, and the needs of America first. Madam Speaker, today, right here and right now, we must begin to work together and build a better future for all of us, especially our children on whose future we depend.”