SeniorCare Facing Bush Veto

In an effort to win an extension for Wisconsin’s SeniorCare Program, Rep. Paul Ryan, Wisconsin U.S. Senators Herb Kohl and Russ Feingold wrote a provision to gain federal funding for the program into the troop spending bill – but the troop funding bill will likely be vetoed by President Bush because of what he calls an unnecessary withdrawal timeline and frivolous pork spending.