Peter Roskam Says “No” to Children’s Health Care….Again

On Thursday, 10/25/07, Peter Roskam demonstrated his continued opposition to providing health care to unserved Illinois children by voting against HR 3963, the Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act. Contrary to the will of the majority of the American people, Roskam sided with President Bush in opposing the bill, presumably because it would use money better spent on wars and on tax cuts for the wealthy. Roskam also expressed fear that the measure might also, God forbid, provide health care to illegal alien children. This despite the bill’s specific provision against funding for non-legal residents (section 605). In Roskam’s view, I guess, it is better to provide care to no children rather than risk the possibility of unintentionally helping even one non-legal resident. Despite Roskam’s vote, the bill passed 265 to 159. After consideration by the Senate, the bill will go back to the President who will, no doubt, veto it again.