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VA PTA joins call for SCHIP socialized medicine

Posted on 10/11/2007 11:57:15 AM PDT by Gopher Broke

Dear xxxxxx,

We have received information from National PTA concerning the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). President Bush has vetoed legislation that would have reauthorized and expanded this children's health program. National PTA tells us that there is a coordinated effort to influence representatives who voted against the House/Senate compromise bill to vote to override the veto.

The Virginia PTA took a stand in support of providing "the greatest coverage to the greatest number of children ..." in a resolution passed at the 1998 Virginia PTA convention. The state PTA's Resolutions Committee is also bringing forward a resolution to Convention 2007 next week that would reaffirm our position on funding health care for children.

One of the lead organizations for this push is the Coalition on Human Needs, with which National PTA works regularly. They are seeking people to sign on to letters they will be sending to members of Congress.

To participate, go to that web site and complete information about yourself. They will then send a letter to your representatives. To access it, click here: http://www.chn.org/takeaction/index.html

You can also call toll-free 1-800-828-0498 and leave a message for your representative encouraging them to vote to override the veto and provide health insurance coverage for a greater number of our children.

Thank you for your hard work for our children and your advocacy for all children.

Jane Brooks, chairman Legislation Committee

Virginia PTA


TOPICS: Culture/Society; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: 110th; hillarycare; liberal; pta; schip; socializedmedicine

1 posted on 10/11/2007 11:57:22 AM PDT by Gopher Broke
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To: Gopher Broke

The PTA needs to focus more on why our children are stupid.


2 posted on 10/11/2007 12:01:40 PM PDT by Slapshot68
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To: Slapshot68

No, no. The PTA would never say “stupid”. It would say “challenged”.

The Commonwealth is getting bluer by the moment.


3 posted on 10/11/2007 12:06:51 PM PDT by RexBeach ("Americans never quit." Douglas MacArthur)
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To: RexBeach

“The Commonwealth is getting bluer by the moment.”

Yup, Northern Virginia is becoming a liberal hot bed.


4 posted on 10/11/2007 12:09:49 PM PDT by Slapshot68
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To: Gopher Broke

I help out at school, but I don’t join the PTA — and I give only to the local group when there is a designated project. A lot of conservative parents think they are being good citizens by joining the PTA, unaware that they are supporting a lot of hairbrained legislation they wouldn’t knowingly contribute to.


5 posted on 10/11/2007 12:09:55 PM PDT by jwalburg (Knowledge is power. Power corrupts. What does that say about schools?)
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To: Gopher Broke

I suppose they will vote for mandatory toddler school, too. It would save so much in baby sitting fees! s/


6 posted on 10/11/2007 12:28:03 PM PDT by Paperdoll ( Duncan Hunter '08)
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To: Paperdoll

Yes, they have already. Gov Tim Kaine is pushing for taxpayer-funded Universal preK in Virginia....


7 posted on 10/11/2007 12:31:10 PM PDT by Gopher Broke (Run Fred, Run http://www.fred08.com/)
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To: Paperdoll

You have to read HR 3162 to believe it. What does Family Planning have to do with insuring little kids?


8 posted on 10/11/2007 12:31:53 PM PDT by massgopguy (I owe everything to George Bailey)
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To: Slapshot68

It’s time to home school your kids.


9 posted on 10/11/2007 12:34:00 PM PDT by july4thfreedomfoundation (My number one goal in life is to leave a bigger carbon footprint than Al Gore.)
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To: Gopher Broke

Idiot liberals.


10 posted on 10/11/2007 12:34:23 PM PDT by bmwcyle (BOMB, BOMB, BOMB,.......BOMB, BOMB IRAN)
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To: Gopher Broke

Why can’t a repub legislator put forth a bill to just reauthorize the program exactly the way it was? no expansion? If it isn’t allowed to be voted on, they can at least have that to combat all the lib whining. Either way, they can get the truth on the record that Bush isn’t against SCHIP, just the unreasonable expansion.


11 posted on 10/11/2007 1:24:48 PM PDT by kdot
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This isn't the responsibility of the Federal Government anyway...

The States or the free market... the Imperial Federal Government need not provide healthcare to anyone...

12 posted on 10/11/2007 1:32:41 PM PDT by erikm88
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To: Gopher Broke; Paperdoll; Gabz; iceskater; P8riot; Flora McDonald; ReagansRaiders
Yes, they have already. Gov Tim Kaine is pushing for taxpayer-funded Universal preK in Virginia....

He's pushing for it, but he ain't gonna get it.

13 posted on 10/11/2007 9:17:37 PM PDT by Corin Stormhands (i'm so adjective i verb nouns...)
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