"Millions of Americans, including 9 million children, don't have access to health care. Millions more can't afford the plans they have. Yet President Bush says he'll veto the Children's Health Insurance Program that provides health insurance for millions of children and Mr. Ogonowski is in lockstep with the Bush administration. We cannot let that happen. I strongly support expanding the State Children's Health Insurance Program that will reach out to an additional 42,000 Massachusetts children who are eligible for coverage but remain uninsured, and, if I'm elected, I'll vote to get them covered.
"Jim Ogonowski, on the other hand, has made his position clear: he opposes expansion of the SCHIP program and he will join Congressional Republicans in preventing an override of President Bush's veto of the legislation. For voters who want to see change and progress in Washington, it's clear it won't come with Mr. Ogonowski."
The vote on SCHIP is important, and the vote in the House to override Bush's expected veto could be close. So here's a nice clear choice for the "independents" up in MA-05, a lot of whom apparently like Mr. Ogonowski. You want more kids to have health coverage? Vote for Tsongas. You want to leave them to their own devices? Ogo's your man. Nice and easy.
