Bush plans CHIP veto today

The Clarion-Ledger, 10/3/7

With no ceremony for television cameras, President Bush will veto a bill today expanding a popular health care program for children by $35 billion.

The move will set up a veto fight that Bush probably will win but will give Democrats a campaign issue for next year’s elections. They will argue the veto shows Bush and his Republican allies are insensitive to low-income children who are uninsured through no fault of their own.