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News from Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin
For Immediate Release
Contact: Russ Levsen, 202-226-4449

HERSETH SANDLIN STATEMENT ON PRESIDENT’S VETO OF CHILDREN’S HEALTH INSURANCE BILL

President Misses ‘Golden Opportunity’ to Sign Bipartisan, Common Sense Bill

October 3, 2007, Washington, D.C. – Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin released the following statement today following the president’s veto of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) reauthorization, passed by Congress last month:

“I’m extremely disappointed that President Bush has vetoed this bipartisan legislation that would have ensured health care coverage for more low-income, uninsured children in South Dakota and across the nation. He has rejected a golden opportunity to sign into law a common sense bill, which is supported by strong majorities in the House and Senate, 43 governors, and families across the country.

While estimates vary, in South Dakota alone the funding provided through this bill could have provided health insurance for more than 8,000 children who would otherwise be uninsured.”

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Congresswoman Stephanie Herseth Sandlin serves South Dakota in the U.S. House of Representatives. She is a member of the Blue Dog Coalition, a group of moderate Democrats committed to fiscal discipline and strong national security, and is co-chair of the Rural Working Group, which is dedicated to raising the profile of issues important to rural America. She also serves on three committees vital to South Dakota’s interests: Agriculture, Veterans’ Affairs and Natural Resources. In the 110th Congress, Rep. Herseth Sandlin was one of only 15 members appointed to serve on the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming.

 
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