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Protests tell GOP "grinches": don't block kids' health care
WASHINGTON — In the spirit of holiday giving, labor and community activists are descending on lawmakers’ offices this month with a warning: enact SCHIP children’s health care by a veto-proof margin now or face removal from office next fall. “This president and his allies in Congress need a visit from Dickens’ ghost of Christmas future, the way they’ve been treating millions of Tiny Tims,” said Jeremy Funk, spokesman for Americans United for Change, which is spearheading the nationwide campaign to save SCHIP (the State Children’s Health Insurance Program), now serving 6.6 million youngsters.
WASHINGTON — In the spirit of holiday giving, labor and community activists are descending on lawmakers’ offices this month with a warning: enact SCHIP children’s health care by a veto-proof margin now or face removal from office next fall. “This president and his allies in Congress need a visit from Dickens’ ghost of Christmas future, the way they’ve been treating millions of Tiny Tims,” said Jeremy Funk, spokesman for Americans United for Change, which is spearheading the nationwide campaign to save SCHIP (the State Children’s Health Insurance Program), now serving 6.6 million youngsters.
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