Leaderless Nebraska: Heineman on SCHIP
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 5, 2007
Contact: Eric Fought
(402) 434-2184
eric@nebraskademocrats.org
Leaderless Nebraska: Heineman on SCHIP
LINCOLN, Neb. – Considering the recent SCHIP veto by President Bush, Nebraskans would hope that our state government leaders would be fighting tooth and nail on behalf of Nebraska’s children. The current proposed expansion would give Nebraska additional federal money to use in enrolling the additional 17,000 children eligible for Kids Connection, Nebraska’s health insurance program for children which began under then Governor Ben Nelson.
And where does Dave Heineman stand on working to bring more federal money to help Nebraska’s poor children?
”...He is not commenting on the expansion of the (SCHIP) program…” said spokeswoman Jen Rae Hein [Lincoln Journal Star, 10/5/07]
“The governor’s response is typical of the leadership we’ve received under his tenure,” said Matt Connealy, Executive Director of the Nebraska Democratic Party. “A bipartisan group of 43 governors commented and spoke out on the expansion of SCHIP. Unfortunately, we do not have a governor who will stand up to his Party and go to bat for Nebraska’s vulnerable children.”