John Dingell - House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-MD, joined by Rep. John Dingell, D-MI, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-CA, and Rep. John Larson, D-CT, discusses a vote in the House which upheld President Bush's veto of the SCHIP bill on Capitol Hill in Washington on October 18, 2007. The State Children's Health Insurance Program bill, expanded by Congress to cover more children than previous versions, will be brought up again within a few weeks Pelosi said. (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)
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Rally to call for Congress to override Bush veto of SCHIP in Washington
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-MD, joined by Rep. John Dingell, D-MI, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-CA, and Rep. John Larson, D-CT, discusses a vote in the House which upheld President Bush's veto of the SCHIP bill on Capitol Hill in Washington on October 18, 2007. The State Children's Health Insurance Program bill, expanded by Congress to cover more children than previous versions, will be brought up again within a few weeks Pelosi said.
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