President Bush recently vetoed legislation to renew the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), which would provide health care coverage for more than 10 million children.

He did so “behind closed doors without any fanfare or news coverage,” the Associated Press reported. Bush knows denying health care to millions of children is not only deeply unpopular--it's the wrong thing to do.

The U.S. House will have the opportunity to do the right thing on Thursday, October 18. 

Please tell your representative to vote to override Bush’s unhealthy veto.

Dear [ Decision Maker ] ,

President Bush has vetoed reauthorization of the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP).

If Congress allows his veto to stand, millions of low-income children will go without health care coverage.

With this veto, Bush refused to listen to many leading Republican lawmakers who joined nearly every Democrat in the House and Senate in supporting reauthorization of the program.

Now it's time for Congress to be heard.

I urge you to vote to override the president's unhealthy veto.

Sincerely,

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