Veto Stands on Measure to Expand Health Plan
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Democrats cited the economyâs downturn as a reason to expand a health insurance program for children, but the House sustained President Bushâs veto of the measure.
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LOS ANGELES -- With his own party sidelined, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) is working with Democrats to produce a bill that would extend health insurance to everyone in the nation's largest state if voters approve new taxes to pay for it.
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House Democratic leaders failed again on Wednesday to override President Bushâs veto of a bill to expand a popular childrenâs health insurance program.
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Defying a veto threat from President Bush, the Senate Finance Committee approved a major expansion of the Childrenâs Health Insurance Program.
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A veto threat by President  George W. Bush over a measure to expand a government health  program for children triggered outrage on Wednesday from  congressional Democrats and advocacy groups.
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President George W. Bush on Wednesday vetoed legislation to expand federally funded embryonic stem cell research, triggering an uphill battle to override him in the Democratic-led U.S. Congress and likely pushing the issue onto the 2008 election agenda.
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The House of Representatives on Wednesday sustained President George W. Bush's second veto of bill to expand a popular federal children's health program.
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A bill to extend insurance for children by $35 billion faces a likely veto.
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The agreement on expanding a popular childrenâs health insurance program sets the stage for passage by Congress next week â and a showdown with President Bush.
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Brushing aside threats of a presidential veto, a Senate committee on Thursday overwhelmingly approved a five-year, $35 billion expansion of a children's health insurance program that would be financed through higher tobacco taxes
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U.S. congressional leaders on Friday  said they reached agreement on legislation to expand a  health-care program for children in low-income families,  setting up a potential showdown with President George W. Bush  who has vowed to veto it.
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The Senate voted 67-29 Thursday night to expand the State Children's Health Insurance program by up to 4 million children, a measure President Bush has vowed to veto.
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-- WASHINGTON _ The Bush administration said Saturday that senior advisers would recommend the president veto Senate legislation that would substantially increase funds for children's health insurance.
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RICHMOND, Oct. 4 -- Gov. Timothy M. Kaine on Thursday urged Virginia's congressional delegation to help override President Bush's veto of an expansion of a popular children's health insurance program, saying 83,000 kids in the state could lose coverage if the veto stands.
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The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday sustained President George W. Bush's second veto of bill to expand a popular federal children's health program.
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The House yesterday approved legislation vastly expanding a federal health insurance program for the children of the working poor, shrugging off a fresh veto threat from President Bush and the fierce opposition of House Republicans.
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Just one week after failing to override President Bush's veto, House Democrats will put a new version of their $35 billion expansion of the State Children's Health Insurance Program to a vote today, hoping that minor changes will win enough Republicans to beat Bush this round.