House Majority STILL Playing Partisan Games

It seems that the Democrat leadership in the House hasn’t learned from its failures from last year. They failed to learn that they cannot govern. They failed to learn that they cannot over-ride a Presidential VETO.

In a purely symbolic gesture aimed at pacifying the ultra liberal base of the Democrat Party, the majority is scheduling a vote to over-ride President Bush’s veto of the S-CHIP program that would have extended health care benefits to adults and illegal aliens.

From Congressman John Boehner (R OH-8) via email:

“Last year, the Majority routinely used our nation’s children as a political football. In spite of our overwhelming bipartisan vote last month to extend the SCHIP program into 2009 and cover the program’s funding shortfall, it is clear that the political games have not ended. Tomorrow’s politically-motivated veto override vote is especially disappointing in light of the renewed commitment to work together on an economic growth package, which is proof that Congress can work together to put the interests of the nation above petty partisan concerns.

“Since the outset of the SCHIP debate, Republicans have made it clear that the program should be renewed in a way that keeps its focus on the low-income children a bipartisan Congress established the program to serve in the first place. That remains our focus again this year, particularly with so many families facing serious economic uncertainty. During these challenging days, it would be irresponsible to expand the SCHIP program to cover adults, illegal immigrants, and those who already have private health insurance at the expense of the low-income children who need it most. But in spite of our sluggish economy, which is making matters even more difficult for low-income families with children, that is exactly what the Majority’s flawed SCHIP bill would do. This is why the President’s veto will be sustained – and why the Majority finally needs to reach out to Republicans to renew SCHIP in a bipartisan way.”

The majority cannot claim any kind of victory for last year’s session of the 110th Congress. This is why it is fast becoming known as the “Do-Nothing Congress”. Nancy Pelosi and company couldn’t lead a lemming to the sea. Aren’t they making a great case for electing any Democrat President?

We need to start working on regaining the House today.

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