Article: REP. MILLER: 'PRESIDENT BUSH HAS LEFT POOR CHILDREN'S HEALTH CARE BEHIND'

Rep. George Miller, D-Calif. (7th CD), issued the following news release:

By a narrow margin of 13 votes, the House fell short today in overriding President Bush's veto of a bi-partisan bill to provide health insurance to 10 million low-income children who otherwise would not have health insurance. The vote was 273 to 156. This key vote today will not be the last word on this matter, however, as the Democratic leadership in Congress has vowed to continue its efforts to expand the number of children with health insurance.

"A bi-partisan majority of the House and the Senate supports this bill, the overwhelming majority of Americans support this bill, and yet somehow President Bush is ...

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