Lowey & the Governator join the SCHIP battle
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Anger over the Bush administration’s decision to limit the ability of states, including New York, to raise income limits for their federally subsidized health care programs for children seems to be growing.
Rep. Nita Lowey, a Harrison Democrat and one of the senior members of New York’s congressional delegation, held a press conference at a Port Chester health clinic this morning to declare her opposition to what she called the “sneak attack” on the State Child Health Insurance Program.
Lowey circulated copies of a letter she intends to have signed by each member of the delegation urging the Bush administration to reverse course and allow New York and other states to expand their programs. She also promised legislative action once Congress returns next month.
Meanwhile, Gov. Eliot Spitzer, who threatened to sue the Bush administration over the issue earlier this week, teamed with Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger today to oppose the Bush administration’s move. They co-wrote a letter to President Bush urging him to change the policy.
â€Å“Ensuring that all children in this country have access to quality health care is a foremost national priority and an issue that rises above party lines,â€? Spitzer said in a press release that accompanies the letter.
“Governor Schwarzenegger and I are joining together today to call on President Bush to do the right thing and roll back these troubling federal roadblocks,” Spitzer said. “These federal rules represent the wrong prescription for our children and will deny thousands of children access to the health insurance they need and deserve.â€?
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