SCHIP veto upheld in House of Representatives in Washington
March of Dimes President Dr. Jennifer L. Howse, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-CA, Ezekiel "Zeek" Taylor, a 7 1/2-year-old who was born severely premature, and Zeek's mother Betty Taylor participate in a media opportunity to discuss the SCHIP reauthorization bill on Capitol Hill in Washington on October 18, 2007. President Bush's veto of the State Children's Health Insurance Program bill, expanded by Congress to cover more children than previous versions, was upheld by the House. (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)
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