Senate passes children's health insurance

[katty]

more:
http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/09/27/senate.health.insurance/index.html?section=cnn_latest

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The Senate voted 67-29 Thursday night to expand the State Children's Health Insurance program, a measure President Bush has vowed to veto as a step toward universal coverage.


President Bush has threatened to veto the expansion of the State Children's Health Insurance Program.

The program would double -- from 4 million to 8 million -- the number of children covered.

Eighteen Republicans joined all of the Democrats in voting to expand the program from its current annual budget of $5 billion to $12 billion for the next five years.

Four senators -- Republicans John McCain of Arizona and Sam Brownback of Kansas and Democrats Joseph Biden of Delaware and Barack Obama of Illinois -- did not vote.

[Gman]

1. 69-31 overrides a veto

I'm very surprised. I didn't think it would get 60 votes.

[katty]

2. I know-I am amazed

[RevCheesehead]

3. The chimp may get his first override.

It's about fucking time.

[katty]

4. Damn right!!!!

[Auggie]

5. What's with Obama? That's the second big vote he's missed this week...

[ananda]

6. WTF is the matter with Obama .. and Biden??!!

Sheesh.

[katty]

7. I know, what is up w/them?! deliberate or just don't care

[Gman]

8. Hey... cut 'em some slack

they are out campaigning and the bill didn't need their votes to get past a filibuster or to pass. They both would have voted right on this, but it served no purpose to be there other than to be on the record.