Monday, November 05, 2007

SCHIP Facts and Fiction

A great citizen-article:

http://www.theindependent.com/stories/11052007/opi_schip05.shtml

The lede:

The State Children's Health Insurance Reauthorization Act of 2007, or SCHIP, has continued to be a hot topic lately. It's program that has shown great success in providing needed health coverage for the children of working low-income families since it was first created in 1997.

Third District Representative Adrian Smith [R-NE] has voted against this vital piece of legislation from the very beginning. In defense of his vote, he has given several reasons why he voted against it. Unfortunately, he chose to once again mislead his constituents.

Here is a look at his claims and the facts surrounding those claims:

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