Two N.C. Democrats to switch votes on SCHIP
Override of veto is still expected to fail
WASHINGTON (MEDIA GENERAL NEWS SERVICE) - When the House votes today on President Bush’s veto of a children’s health-insurance bill, the two Democrats from North Carolina who had opposed the bill are expected to vote to override the veto.
Rep. Bob Etheridge, a Democrat from Lillington who represents the 2nd District, said yesterday that the benefit to children’s health care overcame his concern about the damage to the state’s economy caused by the 61-cent increase in the federal cigarette tax that will pay for the program.
He called the bill “an effective initiative to extend health insurance to working families,” but he admitted that he “remains concerned that a tobacco- tax increase could hurt North Carolina’s rural economy.”
Rep. Mike McIntyre, a Democrat from Lumberton who represents the 7th District, said Tuesday that he would vote to override the veto.
WASHINGTON (MEDIA GENERAL NEWS SERVICE) - When the House votes today on President Bush’s veto of a children’s health-insurance bill, the two Democrats from North Carolina who had opposed the bill are expected to vote to override the veto.
Rep. Bob Etheridge, a Democrat from Lillington who represents the 2nd District, said yesterday that the benefit to children’s health care overcame his concern about the damage to the state’s economy caused by the 61-cent increase in the federal cigarette tax that will pay for the program.
He called the bill “an effective initiative to extend health insurance to working families,” but he admitted that he “remains concerned that a tobacco- tax increase could hurt North Carolina’s rural economy.”
Rep. Mike McIntyre, a Democrat from Lumberton who represents the 7th District, said Tuesday that he would vote to override the veto.
posted by BP News Bureau | 12:21 PM
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