Rally to call for Congress to override Bush veto of SCHIP in Washington
Dennis Rivera, chair of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), speaks during a rally calling on members of Congress to override U.S. President George W. Bush's veto of the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) on Capitol Hill in Washington on October 16, 2007. (UPI Photo/Alexis C. Glenn)
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