SCHIP Won Reauthorization

Thursday, Jan. 29, 2009, the Senate reauthorized the State Children's Health Insurance Program by a vote of 66-32. The bill passed by the Senate will provide critical health care to 11 million children. President Obama is expected to sign the bill into law immediately. This is the first victory in a long fight to win health care for everyone in America. I want to personally thank you for your efforts. Your phone calls to your Senators helped speed this bill to easy passage. Next, the Senate will take on President Obama's economic recovery plan, which was passed by the House the other day. That bill includes billions of dollars in investments for health care. We'll have more details on that and how you can help soon. After we pass the economic recovery plan, we'll be ready to go for the big one - quality, affordable health care for all. Once again, thank you for your efforts. It was essential to get this bill passed, but this points to the urgent need for real comprehensive health care reform. This is the year we can win quality, affordable health care for everyone in America.