DCCC targets Kuhl on SCHIP
This shouldn’t surprise anyone. From the DCCC blog:
Chairman Chris Van Hollen announced today that the DCCC will target eight Republicans for voting against SCHIP which provides health insurance for children. The DCCC’s “Putting Children First” campaign kicks off on Monday with radio ads, robo calls, and e-mails.
“We’re going district by district to tell Republicans and President Bush to stop obstructing progress and start putting children first,” Van Hollen said. “Republicans who continue to vote in lockstep with President Bush and against children will be held accountable.”
The radio ads began airing during drive time on Monday afternoon. The initial ad buy is for one week. The radio ads and robo calls will run in the following districts:
- Steve Chabot (OH-01)
- Thelma Drake (VA-02)
- Tom Feeney (FL-24)
- Sam Graves (MO-06)
- Joe Knollenberg (MI-09)
- Randy Kuhl (NY-29)
- Jim Saxton (NJ-03)
- Tim Walberg (MI-07)
The text of the ad is below the fold.
“Nearly 700,000 children here in New York risk losing their affordable, quality health insurance, while Congressman Randy Kuhl receives his health care at taxpayers’ expense.
“With the State Children’s Health Insurance Program – SCHIP – set to expire, Congressman Kuhl has a choice to make.
“Continue to stand with President Bush or with American children.
“SCHIP will expand health care coverage for nearly 10 million children, and is funded by a 61 cent increase in the tobacco tax.
“Congress and 49 governors from across the country support SCHIP.
“Yet President Bush threatens to veto it SCHIP and Congressman Kuhl stands with him –instead of kids.
“Congressman Kuhl has a simple choice: give 10 million children the health care they need or turn his back on those children.
“Call Congressman Kuhl [Walberg] and tell him to stand with kids, NOT George Bush.”
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I wish the DCCC would add Tom Reynolds (NY 26th) to this list. I realize that the numbers for knocking him off aren’t quite as favorable as in the 29th, but I doubt he can count on another October blizzard and FEMA $$$ to bail him out this time. And, given his shameless performance hiding behind children after his role in the Foley scandal broke, this particular vote is particularly galling. Since Jon Powers has devoted so much of his time since returning from Iraq to helping children, going after TR on this issue would be so fitting.
Local MoveOn groups are readying for a rapid response to Bush’s Veto:
Rally for Our Children’s Health
Congress just sent President Bush a major bill that guarantees health care to millions of uninsured children. But we expect Bush to veto this critical billâ€â€Âonly his fourth veto ever. He says he opposes the bill because it’s “an incremental step toward the goal of government-run health care for every American.”
We’re holding events the day after he vetoes demanding that Congress overturn it. We will be asking Reps Randy Kuhl and Tom Reynolds to change their votes to help override the veto. We ask everyone to bring kids along to make clear who we are fight for.
Please join us either in Fairport or Greece *different times*
Fairport
Kennelley Park Gazebo (Across Street from Randy Kuhl’s Office)
33 South Main Street
Fairport, NY 14450
Date To Be Announced, 5:00 PM
We’ll be meeting the day after President Bush’s expected veto of HR 976: Childrens Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act. We’ll be appealing to Rep. Kuhl to switch his vote to help override the veto.
Please sign up and you will be notified of the date when triggered by the Veto:
http://political.moveon.org/event/childrenshealth/40907
Greece
rapid response to SCHIP veto
Tom Reynolds’s Office
1577 West Ridge Road
Rochester, NY 14626
Date To Be Announced, 6:00 PM
Rep Reynolds voted against this bill. The day after President Bush vetoes we will ask him to change that vote to help override the veto
Please sign up for more info and to be notified of the date when triggered by the Veto:
http://political.moveon.org/event/childrenshealth/40920
Thanks for the info. Let us know when you settle on a date.
There are two controlling factors on Kuhl’s vote against SCHIP… R.J. Reynolds and Altria (Philip Morris)… go look up the FEC data if you want to know why he opposes a self funding expansion to children’s health insurance.
They REALLY need to add Reynolds to the hit list.