BUSH THREATENS TO VETO SCHIP BILL

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BUSH: NO SCHIP
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid called on President Bush to drop his veto threat against a bipartisan bill that would increase funding of a health care program for impoverished children.

Earlier today, Mr. Bush said the bill, which would expand coverage and increase funding in the SCHIP program by $60 billion over five years, was "a step toward federalization of health care." [...]