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Poll: Most Back Dems In Kids' Health Fight; 81 Percent Support Expanding S-CHIP, Including A Majority Of Republicans
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| Contributor | Brandonius Maximus |
| Last Edited | Brandonius Maximus Oct 17, 2007 07:27pm |
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| Media | TV News - Columbia Broadcasting System CBS News |
| News Date | Thursday, October 18, 2007 01:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | (CBS) As Democrats try to rally support to override President Bush's veto, a CBS News poll finds an overwhelming majority of Americans support legislation that would expand a popular children's health insurance program.
Eight in 10 Americans favor expanding the State Children's Health Insurance Program, or S-CHIP, including large majorities of Republicans, Democrats, and Independents.
While the president has raised concerns about the additional cost of expanding S-CHIP, those who favor the proposal say they'd even be willing to pay more in taxes to help the program cover more children.
More generally, the poll finds that only about one in five Americans (22 percent) approve of the president’s handling of health care. That's lower even than his approval rating on Iraq (26 percent). |
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