Dear Advocate,

By a strong bipartisan vote of 67-29, the Senate voted last Thursday to renew the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and provide health care for 10 million low-income children. This followed a dramatic 265-159 vote in the House last Tuesday—which included a stunning 44 Representatives who switched their votes to support CHIP after previously voting against it! Thank you!

Unfortunately, the President continually repeats his pledge to veto the legislation. And while we’re still about two dozen votes shy of the amount needed to overturn a Presidential veto, the House vote represents dramatic progress and reveals the extent that allies of the President are deserting him in face of relentless grassroots pressure.

What You Can Do

Tell your legislators how you feel about their vote. Click on the following links to find out how your Senators and Representative voted on the bill. 
- If they voted FOR children’s health, call them and thank them. And ask them to vote to overturn the veto.
- If they voted AGAINST children’s health, make sure they know how unhappy you are with that vote. Urge them to change their vote and to support the override.

Call 1-800-828-0498 to speak to your Senators and your Representative.

Congratulations! Your efforts have produced remarkable victories for kids' health care. Veto or no veto, we will win this battle!

Again, thank you!

Maryellen Barreca
Children’s Campaign Coordinator