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Steve Kagen: But it isn't just Governors, both Democrat and Republican, that support children's health care. It isn't just the…

On the recordOctober 17, 2007
But it isn't just Governors, both Democrat and Republican, that support children's health care. It isn't just the overwhelming majority of Senators. It isn't just the majority of Congresspeople. It's groups like Easter Seals, the March of Dimes, the American Medical Association, American Hospital Association, American Academy of Family Practice, American Academy of Pediatrics, and on and on we go. Every organization that cares about people, including members of the faith community of all persuasions, is in back of this bill. This bill makes sense. It's good for our children's health. It's good for our businesses. It just makes sense to invest in our children's future. To turn our back now at this point is morally unacceptable. It is morally unacceptable. Our Governor in California, Arnold Schwarzenegger supports SCHIP. This is a significant achievement for us to work together to have us produce something that the majority of Americans want across the board, bipartisanship.
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Steve Kagen
Wisconsin

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Discussing support for children's health care and the SCHIP program.

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