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    The Administration supports reauthorization of the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) to help low-income children, but opposes the current bill (H.R. 976). The bill goes too far in federalizing healthcare and covering children in households with incomes up to $83,000 annually, which is outside of SCHIP's original purpose. If presented in its current form, the President would veto the bill. Congress should pass a short-term extension of the current SCHIP program by September 30 to avoid the program expiring.

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    The Administration supports reauthorization of the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) to help low-income children, but opposes the current bill (H.R. 976). The bill goes too far in federalizing healthcare and covering children in households with incomes up to $83,000 annually, which is outside of SCHIP's original purpose. If presented in its current form, the President would veto the bill. Congress should pass a short-term extension of the current SCHIP program by September 30 to avoid the program expiring.

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    The Administration supports reauthorization of the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) to help low-income children, but opposes the current bill (H.R. 976). The bill goes too far in federalizing healthcare and covering children in households with incomes up to $83,000 annually, which is outside of SCHIP's original purpose. If presented in its current form, the President would veto the bill. Congress should pass a short-term extension of the current SCHIP program by September 30 to avoid the program expiring.

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    EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

    O F F I C E O F M AN AG E M E N T AN D B U D G E T

    W AS H I N G T O N , D . C . 2 0 5 0 3

    September 25, 2007


    (House)

    STATEMENT OF ADMINISTRATION POLICY

    H.R. 976 – Children’s Health Insurance Reauthorization Act of 2007


    (Rep. Rangel (D) NY and 72 cosponsors)

    The Administration strongly supports reauthorization of the State Children’s Health Insurance
    Program (SCHIP) which maintains SCHIP’s original purpose of targeting health care dollars to
    low-income children who need them most. However, the current bill goes too far toward
    federalizing health care and turns a program meant to help low-income children into one that
    covers children in some households with incomes of up to $83,000 a year. If H.R. 976 were
    presented to the President in its current form, he would veto the bill.

    It is urgent that Congress complete its work and send the President a bill he can sign before the
    program expires September 30, 2007, or at a minimum to pass a clean, temporary extension of
    the current SCHIP program that he can sign by September 30th.

    *****

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