Catastrophic Health Coverage Colorado
House Democrats failed again Wednesday to override President Bush's veto of their plan to increase spending for a children's catastrophic health coverage colorado program. The final vote, which was 260-152 with 42 Republicans voting for the plan and 151 Republicans voting against it, fell 15 votes shy of the two-thirds majority needed to override a veto.
It was the second time in three months that Democrats were unable to override Bush's veto, and Congressman Patrick Murphy, D-8, said Wednesday that he was fed up. “This fight shows what's wrong with Washington,” Murphy said. “While dozens of Republicans in the House and Senate as well as 43 governors from across America support health care for children, far too many of my Republican colleagues refused to break from George Bush and do what's right.”
Before Wednesday's vote, Democrats tried to tie the slumping economy with the need to expand the program for families that
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