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A Picture Tells 1,000 Words!

Tuesday, January 27th, 2009

Through Art, Kids Urge Legislators to Promote Children’s Health Care

With the Senate poised to take a pivotal vote on SCHIP (State Children Health Insurance Program), young people are on Capitol Hill exhibiting their powerful artwork. The “America’s Future Starts with Healthy Children” art exhibit is a timely reminder that swift action needs to be taken so that no child is waiting for health care. Collected from 24 states, nearly 400 students submitted original, hand-drawn art work.62 of the pieces were selected to be displayed in Washington, D.C.

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Pre-Kinder to Grade 3

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President Obama SCHIP Legislation Signing

Thursday, February 5th, 2009

(C-SPAN 2-4-09)

President Obama signed the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) legislation in an East Room ceremony at the White House.
Washington, DC : 22 min.

President Obama holding the art exhibit brochure at the bill signing

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Obama signs children’s health initiative into law

Wednesday, February 4th, 2009

WASHINGTON (CNN 2-4-09) — President Barack Obama claimed the second major legislative victory of his young administration Wednesday, signing a bill to provide federally funded health care to an estimated 4 million children.

The final version of the new law, which expands the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) by roughly $35 billion over the next five years, passed a sharply polarized House of Representatives earlier in the day, with almost every Democrat voting in favor of the expansion and most Republicans opposing it.

With the bill, Obama said at a White House ceremony, “We fulfill one of the highest responsibilities that we have — to ensure the health and well-being of our nation’s children.”

The president said the bill was a downpayment on his “commitment to cover every single American.”