House Passes Revised Children's Health Bill, but Timing Irks GOP

After hours of partisan warfare and delay, the House easily approved a new version of legislation to expand the State Children's Health Insurance Program yesterday, but the vote failed to get any more Republicans to override another promised veto from President Bush.
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Jonathan Weisman

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