President Bush today vetoed an important and widely supported bi-partisan expansion of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) (H.R. 976).
WhosPlayin takes a look at what the blogs of the Texas Progressive Alliance are saying about this terrible move:
Adam at Three Wise Men writes: Bush uses veto pen to strike health care for kids
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