Statement Attributable to:
Rick Kellerman, M.D.
Board Chair
American Academy of Family Physicians
“The American Academy of Family Physicians deeply regrets the president’s veto of the Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) Reauthorization Act of 2007. This bipartisan legislation ensures that children now enrolled in SCHIP will continue to have coverage and it expands that coverage to 6 million children who, today, do not have access to health care.
“We call on Democrats and Republicans in Congress to continue their bipartisan efforts to help American families by overriding this veto. Without an override, Congress will allow the status quo to continue while the children of hard-working, low-income parents wait to see a doctor.
“Ensuring high quality health care to our children is an investment in our future. America’s children can’t wait. Congress needs to act quickly to override this veto.”
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AAFP Statement: President Bush’s Veto of SCHIP
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wednesday, October 03, 2007
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