Compromise Our Children’s Health?

October 16th, 2007

How important is healthcare to you?  Should Black lawmakers settle for less?

Posted Oct. 16, 2007 – Black lawmakers sent letters to the Democratic Leadership Friday calling for them to avoid “compromise” with Republican on the State Children’s Health Insurance Program, commonly called SCHIP.

The Congressional Black Caucus said its members “will not support a compromise SCHIP proposal that is both medically and socially irresponsible.”    Thirty of the 43 members of the caucus signed letters sent to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.),  House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-S.C.) and Sen. Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.)

Del. Donna M. Christensen (D-Virgin Islands) told me, “We’re unwilling to compromise if it means covering fewer children. We’ve already compromised when we went from covering 6 million additional children to 4 million.” 

A vote to override President Bush’s veto is scheduled for later this week. 

White House Deputy Press Secretary Tony Fratto told reporters Monday that the president has made “an overture” toward compromise.  “He made an offer to sit down and find common ground,” but was met with “a certain negative reaction from Sen. Reid and Speaker Pelosi,” Fratto said.  

Democrats are hoping they have enough votes to overturn the president’s veto.

The one-page letter to Democratic party leaders on Congressional Black Caucus stationery, dated Oct. 11, says health insurance “is urgently important to the African American Community.”

But Black lawmakers aren’t alone. Christensen said, the Tri-Caucus, composed of the Black, Latino and Asian Pacific Islander lawmakers, is also drafting a letter that will go to the congressional leadership this week. 

“We’re already not covering legal immigrant children,” Christensen said.  Her concern is that there aren’t any more poor kids to cut.   

Fratto said the goal of the White House is threefold: Get the policy right; examine the principles behind the policy; and then see what it will cost.

Since the Oct. 2 veto by Bush, Democrats have been standing firm on securing coverage of 10 million poor children. 
Christensen said Black lawmakers may consider an authorization for a shorter time period but not for fewer children. 

“This is an alternative being considered but has not been offered because we’re supporting the override,” Christensen said.

Pamela Gentry, Senior Political Producer 

   
 

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Thweatt said on October 17th, 2007

The best way to compromise our childrens health is to place it in the hands of the federal government. Black People, look at everything blacks haev given control over to the governement for, and you tell me if our situation has been improved or rather become worse. Education, transportation, etc. The governement will ruin healthcare. Politics has business being apart of Healthcare.

Congressional Black Caucus said on October 18th, 2007

Congress has written a bitter prescription to American children that should never be filled.

Congress has abandoned its promise to afford every citizen life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. When the wealthiest nation prioritizes excessive spending on a morally and fiscally bankrupt war in Iraq while the neediest children go without health insurance, we have forfeited our commitment to America.

According to a recent CBS News poll, 81% of Americans endorse this bipartisan legislation that would have preserved coverage for six million children currently covered by CHIP, extended coverage to nearly four million uninsured children, as well as ensured dental coverage and mental health parity. This fully funded bill would have allocated $100 million in grants for new outreach activities to states, local governments, schools, community-based organizations, and safety-net providers.

“The Bible teaches us that a new day will dawn when the ‘last will become first and the first will be last.’ Today, Congress and President Bush have banished our children and the underserved to the back of the line. We can and must do better.

The Congressional Black Caucus, 43 Members from 21 states, representing 40 million Americans, is resolute in our position to ensure health care for 10 million children and to protect the overall health and wellness of our most vulnerable citizens.

Kerry said on October 19th, 2007

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