And speaking of saving federal money, U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan, R-WI, 1st District, helped his party save $35 billion today -- by voting against the override of President Bush's veto of the expansion of the State Children's Health Care Program.
The expansion would have provided coverage to an additional 3.8 million children. A statement by the Wisconsin Democratic Party noted that there are nearly 100,000 uninsured children in Wisconsin.
The override effort fell 15 votes short of the necessary two-thirds majority, passing 260-152. Ryan and Jim Sensenbrenner, R-Menomonee Falls, were the only two Wisconsin Congressmen to voted against the override; while all five Democrats and Rep. Tom Petri, R-Fond du Lac, voted in favor.
Petri said: "SCHIP funds an essential portion of Wisconsin's BadgerCare program for low-income residents. Despite the successful veto, the current BadgerCare program is continuing under a stop-gap extension until March 31, 2009. A lot of hard work has gone into the issue, compromises have been made, and I think the President should have signed the bill. We will have to continue efforts to find the right formula for consensus."
If Ryan's vote is a surprise to you, then you haven't been paying attention. Earlier story HERE.
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