What the RI delegation fails to tell the voters/taxpayers about the bill is this: That the intent of this bill is to extend gov't health care to families making 300% of the poverty level..61,900. And in places like New York to almost 83,000. Familes earning that level of income are squarly in the middle class, not the working poor who need the assistance. And if you have a "child" up to 25 yeasr old, they are covered. If this was such a good bill, why would there not be enough votes in the House and Senate to overturn the veto ?

they have no problem spending other people's (taxpayers) money for the "poor children". When do the "poor" working folks get a break? Why don't they ever decry any tax hikes that fund these entitlement programs for the "poor children & their families"???!!!! RI is a joke and so is the ENTIRE CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION AND the STATE LEGISLATORS!!!! Get me out of here.

Everyone especially the CHILDREN of our State should be entitled to healthcare at a reasonable price or free. We are paying way to much for healthcare in Rhode Island and the doctors of Rhode Island are getting way to low of a reimbursement. Come on Rhode Island it's time to shape up and get with the times.

Bush is willing to spend billions upon billions for a criminal war, but opposes health care for children. It really is that simple. Kudos to the Delegation, and shame on Bush and anyone who agrees with this veto.

Keep spouting those Democrat talking points, Craig. Ignore the reality and keep spouting.

Please, when can we vote these idiots out! This whole fiasco is disgusting! The President has done nothing wrong except to save the taxpayers money. Why should we extend (and pay for) health care coverage for children whose parents make $83,000 a year? Hello? This is what Bush vetoed. Our politicians would have us believe that poor kids are being kept from coverage which is not true. What is wrong with a family whose income is more than $5,000 a month that they can't afford health care? It's bad enough that working RI'ers have to pay through the nose to educate, house, and feed the increasing illegal immigrant population in this state, not to mention our own poor citizens who are already on aid; now our rich politicians (hello? Whitehouse, Reed & Kennedy??!!) want a break on health care for families whose income is $83,000 year. Are they nuts? Why don't we all just go socialist...afterall, this is what our politicians are trying to do to our society now.

We're on the path to socialism. Just keep voting those Democrats into office and in no time at all, we'll all have free health care....and will die before we get an appointment to see the doctor. If you think that's overreacting, look what doleouts and entitlements have done to our emergency rooms already. It's called boarding where patients are kept on gurneys in the er until they die, because there's not enough support to take care of them. Social security benefits? Bush wanted to allow all of us a piece of the real action by privatizing, but the Dems voted that out in no short order? Why? Because the Dems don't believe we should have a piece of the action, something to call our own, taking responsibility for ourselves. No, dems want to take care of us themselves so privatization is out. And so are the funds of Social Security once the boomers clean it out. What the Dems really worry about is that they need money, and right now they're pulling money out of Social Security for their own ends. So Bush's idea of taking control of our own lives was nixed because Dems can't take away from us what they don't have access to. But that's okay people, you just keep on trucking with those Democrats and sooner or later, you won't have a pot to you know what in. Isn't it enough for your to realize what fools these are when you see our own politicians indicted or copping pleas? And look at this latest fiasco screaming that Bush is taking away from poor kids. Poor? Last time I looked, $61,000 annual income wasn't poor by a longshot. Anyone making that kind of money who can't afford health care is spending their money foolishly on other things.

This president (I can’t even capitalize the word as he gets not one iota of my respect) has consistently made one bad decision after another during his time in office. As a Republican that will no longer be voting my party ways, I am appalled and disgusted by his actions. Death and dismemberment along with billions to a civil war we have no business being in and our country going to hell in a hand basket with no health insurance for our people, foreclosures, 2 out of 3 people with not enough for retirement and probably no social security, the biggest deficit in years if ever and on and on. Nice job Mr. Bush!

For the first time in my 50 year life, I fear for the future of our people. Can our country be saved from the repercussions of your actions?