Bush denies Children Health Care Plan

President George Bush continues to say he will veto the Children's Health Bill which could save 10 million children's lives. Democrats and even Republicans are bargaining and trying to get him to agree to sign the bill, but he will not change his mind. He claims it will increase our national debt, which it obviously will, but what he does not realize is the national debt continues to grow more and more each day from the war. In addition, he just signed a bill which adds 50 billion to the budget for the war next year making it 200 billion dollar budget. If he is so concerned with the debt and taxes of the American people maybe he should be taking the money out of places like the war rather than a beneficial Children's Health. Even some of his aids and close friends disagree with his position, but they state that they do not see him changing his mind at anytime. People are continuing to fight for this social cause and have proclaimed that they will not give up, even if it means getting 2/3's of Congress to go against Bush's veto. However, that requires a lot more votes and work to get the law passed. People claim he cares about children and there well being, but this shows no sign of that. We can clearly see where Bush's priorities lie within the American public. Supporters of Bush feel as though this bill gives illegal immigrants the chance to get medical aid, but there are so many other children out there that we must be considering as well. Plus, in society there are many children who were born here, but their parents are illegal. However, they are technically considered American citizens. We claim we want to educate them so these American citizens can grow up and positively effect our economy, but shouldn't their health also be taken into consideration. The bill would expand the State Children’s Health Insurance Program to cover nearly four million uninsured children, in addition to the 6.6 million already enrolled. It would provide $60 billion over the next five years, $35 billion more than the current spending and $30 billion more than the president proposed. Democrats are now looking to the children for support to try and get Bush to compromise. They are hosting radio shows and public speakings where children speak out about the importance of this Health Care Bill. As of now, Bush looks unwilling to come to a compromise and it seems as though a battle will be endured by the supporters of the bill against Bush in order to pass what will help our children. Bush must come to terms and put aside his selfishness and lack of integrity to ensure the children of American society basic needs which we all deserve.