Washington, DC - Representative Gene Green will attend the signing of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization bill at the White House today. The legislation includes a provision introduced by Rep. Green that gives states the option of covering legal immigrant children and pregnant women who have been here less than five years under SCHIP and Medicaid. Similar legislation was vetoed twice by President Bush in the 110
th Congress.
“The renewal of SCHIP will give America’s children a healthy foundation for their growth and development,” said Green. “With rising unemployment this legislation has become more crucial than before, and eighty percent of all Americans support this bill. Not only is this the right thing to do for our children, but it is also the more fiscally responsible solution.”
What: State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) Reauthorization Bill Signing
Where: White House
When: Today, February 4, 2009
4 PM EST
Why: Providing health care coverage for 11 million children has been a top priority of
the 111th Congress. Today, the House will take up the Senate version and
amendments to H.R. 2. After passage, Congress will send the final bill to the President for his signature.
Almost half a million additional uninsured children will receive coverage in Texas alone.
Print this page
