Republican Blames Wisconsin for Bush SCHIP Veto

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Rep. Adam Putnam, a Florida Republican, appeared on CBS’s Face The Nation Sunday morning and said the reason why Bush vetoed the children’s health care bill had nothing to do with the cost. Instead, he placed blame on the money management in a few states.

Republican Versus Democrat: Children's Health Debate:

"The issue with this bill has nothing to do with the cost. The issue with this bill is that states like New York, states like Minnesota and Wisconsin are diverting the money away from covering these poor kids who we do have a moral obligation to cover, and they're putting it into other things." -- Rep. Putnam

I don't know where Gov. Doyle or the state legislature stood with the expanded SCHIP, but it really doesn't matter because their vote wouldn't count in the House of Representatives. Of more concern is where our Rep. Paul Ryan stood. He opposed SCHIP.

Rep. Chris Van Hollen (Md.), chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, said he will make sure Republicans who opposed the bill pay a political price, and that price could keep growing. Is Van Hollen paying attention to the race in the 1st Congressional District of Wisconsin?