| UPDATE:According to the Clerk of the U.S. House, Governor-elect Jindal missed the vote, further cementing his reputation of saying one thing, and doing another; and the rest of his buddies in the Louisiana GOP delegation voted against extending health care to more children not only across the nation, but here in Louisiana as well.
According to the Washington Post, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is bringing a slightly amended SCHIP bill to the floor of the House today, one week after an overwhelming majority of House Republicans voted nay on overriding our compassionate conservative President's veto.
For those unaware of what SCHIP is, it is the State Children's Health Insurance Program. It was created in 1997 to bring the number of children without health insurance down. In that regard, it has been a success, bringing regular medical care to at least 5,000,000 children. However, there is still more to be done, as experts believe some 8,300,000 children remain uninsured.
And yet, all of our Republican Congresscritters - Rep. Charles Boustany, Rep. Richard Baker, Rep. Rodney Alexander, and Rep. Jim McCrery - either voted to hold the President's veto last week, or, in the case of our new Governor-elect, stayed home. Needless to say, both of our Democratic Congressmen - Rep. Jefferson and Rep. Melancon - voted to overturn the President's heartless veto.
Will any of these GOPers realize that they're just shooting themselves in the foot by voting against children and for Mr. 24% on this issue? Personally, I hope not, as I would love to see all of them knocked out of office come November 2008. Call your Congressman ... numbers below:
Rep. Rodney Alexander
DC Office: (202) 225-8490
LA Office: (318) 445-0818
Rep. Richard Baker
DC Office: (202) 225-3901
LA Office: (225) 929-7711
Rep. Charles Boustany
DC Office: (202) 225-2031
LA Office: (337) 235-6322
Rep. "Bobby" Jindal
DC Office: (202) 225-3015
LA Office: (504) 837-1259
Rep. Jim McCrery
DC Office: (202) 225-2777
LA Office: (318) 798-2254
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