S-CHIP VETO OVERIDE on THURSDAY. Get on the Phone today.
Submitted by Linda on Mon, 10/15/2007 - 10:10am.
On Thursday, Congress will attempt to override President Bush's veto of the S-CHIP veto. It looks like the Senate will have the votes to make this happen, but House is in doubt. It is crucial that you call your legislator to let them know just how important children's health care is to North Carolina. Let them know that it's more important to you than a tobacco tax. Let them know that they need to send a message to President Bush that Americans have had enough of his Business before People policies.
Do you need some background on what the S-CHIP program has meant to NC? I thought you might. More after the break.
This will be heavy on numbers and statistics, but every one of us can put faces with those statistics.
| Original SCHIP VOTE |
2000 Enrollment |
2004 Enrollment |
Percentage of Increase |
|
| North Carolina Overall |
70,636 | 121,836 | 72.48% | |
| District1 Butterfield |
Y | 13,053 | 18,899 | 44.79% |
| District 2 Etheridge |
N | 9,032 | 18,225 | 101.78% |
| District 3 Jones |
N | 9,397 | 14,130 | 50.37% |
| District 4 Price |
Y | 5,690 | 12,090 | 112.48% |
| District 5 Foxx |
N | 7,912 | 14,463 | 82.80% |
| District 6 Coble |
N | 7771 | 13,268 | 70.74% |
| District 7 McIntyre |
N | 11,544 | 20,355 | 76.33% |
| District 8 Hayes |
N | 11544 | 20355 | 76.33% |
| District 9 Myrick |
N | 6,853 | 13,221 | 92.92% |
| District 10 McHenry |
N | 6535 | 12,481 | 90.99% |
| District 11 Shuler |
Y | 6,486 | 9,714 | 49.77% |
| District 12 Watt |
Y | 13458 | 24,059 | 78.77% |
| District 13 Miller |
Y | 9982 | 18,872 | 89.06% |
good diary
MoveOn is holding vigils tonight to bring attention to this issue, and encourage an override of Bush's veto.
Find one here:
http://political.moveon.org/event/kidshealthvigil/
Just called BobE
I'm not one for pulling stunts on phone calls, given that you're just talking to some poor staffer, but I just called Bob Etheridge's Raleigh office to express my concern for the Representative. I told her how sorry I was for what must have been a terrible blow to the head with something heavy, given that he voted to support the President.
Of course, I didn't keep up that charade, and just told her I was disgusted with him for doing so.
Speaking of, what's up with Brad Miller voting no? Is it that he wanted the bigger bill? WIll he vote to override, at least?
I think the chart is wrong
I think the chart is wrong regarding Brad Miller. I think he voted YES on this. http://www.house.gov/bradmiller/SCHIP.htm
"Ultimately I supported this bill because it would provide health insurance to so many children who currently have no access to health care. However, I had serious concerns about the use of a federal tobacco tax to fund the program’s expansion."
Bob's Raleigh office
Lady on the phone says he hasn't made up his mind on the override vote, but she is clearly tired of receiving calls about this. she was ready to cut me off, and began arguing with me about whether the vote was or was not in support of health care for kids.
When I asked he to let me finish, I was greeted by rather surly silence, and a "well, thank you. do you care to leave your name."
I did. And if I lived in the district, I might just have cared to leave it at the State Board of Elections as well, along with a filing fee.
Coming around to County Conventions and excoriating the President is one thing. But it means little when you get a chance to oppose him and don't.
"85% of Republicans are Democrats who don't know what's going on." -Robert Kennedy, Jr.
Bob Etheridge
Torture
Surveillance
S-Chip
What is up with Bob?
"85% of Republicans are Democrats who don't know what's going on." -Robert Kennedy, Jr.