Why Does President Bush Have a Problem With Providing Health Care for Children?

Question by TD: Why does President Bush have a problem with providing health care for children?
Is him saying that he wants to provide healthacre just for poor kids really a reason that other other children rich, middle class or poor shoudl be provided healthcare?

http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/10/03/bush.veto/index.html#cnnSTCVideo
Bush exercised the veto at 10 a.m. ET before leaving the White House for a trip to Lancaster, Pennsylvania, to discuss the federal budget and taxes.

Speaking in Pennsylvania, Bush said he vetoed the bill because it was a step toward “federalizing” medicine and inappropriately expanded the program beyond its focus on helping poor children.

“I believe in private medicine, not the federal government running the health care system. I do want Republicans and Democrats to come together to support a bill that focuses on the poorer children,” the president said, adding the government’s policy should be to help people find private insurance. Watch Bush explain his veto »

Democrats quickly took to the floors of the Senate and House of Representatives to condemn the veto of the bill that received bipartisan support.

“I think that this is probably the most inexplicable veto in the history

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Answer by Dialectic
This question was already asked and answered in a better way. We’re mistaking pure political strategy for the party’s actual position on the issues. We need to do more research.

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AsefI4_U_cOxbnRpaYM2nXbsy6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20070926190856AAV4QGp

“With a little research, it’s easy. Republicans, especially President Bush have already agreed to raise funds to insure poor children (children in families making less than $ 42,000) by more than 60% in 2008. Democrats siezed a political opportunity and rewrote the clause to include families earning up to $ 82,000, multiplying 6 fold the cost. Knowing republicans will not pass another huge spending bill, they have another sound bite for elections next year.” -Pancakes

Answer by giggle_queen2005
i read that too and i about flipped! this is just not right at all and i totally see your point of view! obviously americas low income children mean nothing too him =(

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