Charlie Wilson Speaks Out On Second SCHIP Veto
This statement was sent out Wednesday (12/12/07) but it got lost in the inbox. It refers to President Bush’s second veto of an SCHIP renewal bill
“To say that I’m disappointed in the president’s second veto of the children’s health bill is an understatement. This Congress has fought hard to take this country in a new direction. We not only came to consensus on how to insure 10 million children, we fully paid for it. There’s no reason to not insure our children.”
Wilson also made the following remarks on his vote for the Temporary Tax Relief Act of 2007 that provides tax relief for the middle class.
“Last week, the Senate passed an AMT fix, but the Senate didn’t pay for the tax relief and didn’t adhere to fiscally responsible pay-as-you-go principles,” Wilson explained. “I was proud to pass a second AMT fix in the House tonight that was once again, fully paid for.”
“This is the right thing to do,” Wilson said. “It is possible to pass a tax cut and successfully pay for it. If we continue to be blocked by Senate Republicans, middle class American families are the ones who will pay – and that’s not fair.”
