FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 18,
2007
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CONTACT:
Larry Hart
(703) 836-8602
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House Votes to Prevent Massive Expansion of Government-Run Healthcare
Washington, DC— On October 18, 2007, the U.S. House of Representatives successfully upheld President Bush’s SCHIP veto (273-156).
By upholding the veto, conservatives in congress demonstrated their commitment to fiscal responsibility and continued efforts to prevent government-run health care.
Despite this success, several Republicans voted with the Democratic leadership to override the President’s veto and prevent poor children from being insured before expanding the program to provide tax dollars to middle-class children and adults.
Forty-four Republicans voted with Speaker Pelosi and her liberal cohorts:
Rep. Mary Bono (CA-45)
Rep. Vern Buchanan (FL-13)
Rep. Shelley Moore Capito (WV-2)
Rep. Michael Castle (DE-AL)
Rep. Tom Davis (VA-11)
Rep. Charles Dent (PA-15)
Rep. Vernon Ehlers (MI-3)
Rep. Jo Ann Emerson (MO-8)
Rep. Phil English (PA-3)
Rep. Mike Ferguson (NJ-7)
Rep. Vito Fossella (NY-13)
Rep. Jim Gerlach (PA-6)
Rep. Wayne Gilchrest (MD-1)
Rep. David Hobson (OH-7)
Rep. Mark Kirk (IL-10)
Rep. Ray LaHood (IL-18)
Rep. Tom Latham (IA-4)
Rep. Steven LaTourette (OH-14)
Rep. Frank LoBiondo (NJ-2)
Rep. John McHugh (NY-23)
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-5)
Rep. Candice Miller (MI-10)
Rep. Jerry Moran (KS-1)
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Rep. Tim Murphy (PA-18)
Rep. Thomas Petri (WI-6)
Rep. Todd Platts (PA-19)
Rep. Jim Ramstad (MN-3)
Rep. Jon Porter (NV-3)
Rep. Deborah Pryce (OH-15)
Rep. Jim Ramstad (MN-3)
Rep. Ralph Regula (OH-16)
Rep. Dennis Rehberg (MT-AL)
Rep. David Reichert (WA-8)
Rep. Rick Renzi (AZ-1)
Rep. Christopher Shays (CT-4)
Rep. Michael Simpson (ID-2)
Rep. Christopher Smith (NJ-4)
Rep. Patrick Tiberi (OH-12)
Rep. Michael Turner (OH-3)
Rep. Fred Upton (MI-6)
Rep. James Walsh (NY-25)
Rep. Heather Wilson (NM-1)
Rep. Frank Wolf (VA-10)
Rep. Don Young (AK-AL)
Rep. C. W. Bill Young (FL-10) |
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