Congressman Blasts Bush for Sinking SCHIP
After the House failed to override Bush's veto of the SCHIP children's health care renewal bill on Thursday, Rep. Pete Stark berated the administration and the bill's opponents. In light of their attitude, he questioned whether the nation's kids would "grow old enough for you to send [them] to Iraq to get their heads blown off for the president's amusement."After the House failed to override Bush’s veto of the SCHIP children’s health care renewal bill on Thursday, Rep. Pete Stark berated the administration and the bill’s opponents. In light of their attitude, he questioned whether the nation’s kids would “grow old enough for you to send [them] to Iraq to get their heads blown off for the president’s amusement.”
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