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Ohio's low-income children denied health care thanks to Congressional Bushies

Source: AFSCME Greenline Blog

January 24, 2008 - In spite of grim recession forecasts from leading economists like former Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan and tough times ahead for working families, Pres. Bush’s supporters in Congress have once again denied health care to 10 million children from low-income households.

For the second time in three months, a vote to override Pres. Bush’s veto of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) has failed.

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