URGE OHIO MEMBERS OF CONGRESS
TO OVERRIDE PRESIDENT BUSH’S SCHIP VETO
Raise Your Voice Against the President’s Veto
Late in September, Congress renewed SCHIP for $35 billion over five years. The program currently provides health coverage to nearly 145,000 Ohio children. Congress’s reauthorization would provide health coverage for more than 4 million additional children across the United States.
Last week, President Bush vetoed SCHIP reauthorization. We need to encourage Ohio’s members of Congress to override the veto. Please call your United States Senators and Representatives TODAY!
Please call these legislators to thank them for supporting SCHIP and encourage them to continue their support with a vote to override the President’s veto:
Senator Sherrod Brown 202-224-2315
Rep. Dave Hobson, 7th District
202-225-4324
Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones, 11th District
202-225-7032
Rep. Marcy Kaptur, 9th District
202-225-4146
Rep. Steve LaTourette, 14th District
202-225-5731
Rep. Deborah Pryce, 15th District
202-225-2015
Rep. Ralph Regula, 16th District
202-225-3876
Rep. Tim Ryan, 17th District
202-225-5261
Rep. Zach Space, 18th District
202-225-6265
Rep. Betty Sutton, 13th District
202-225-3401
Rep. Pat Tiberi, 12th District
202-225-5355
Rep. Michael Turner, 3rd District
202-225-6465
Rep. Charlie Wilson, 6th District
202-225-5705
Please call these legislators to tell them that you’re disappointed that they didn’t support SCHIP and ask them to reconsider and vote to override the President’s veto:
Senator George Voinovich 202-224-3353
Rep. John Boehner, 8th District
202-225-6205
Rep. Steve Chabot, 1st District
202-225-2216
Rep. Jim Jordan, 4th District
202-225-2676
Rep. Dennis Kucinich, 10th District
202-225-5871
Rep. Jean Schmidt, 2nd District
202-225-3164
Tell your legislators that:
- Ohio’s children need SCHIP so they can grow up healthy and strong and become productive citizens.
- SCHIP is one of the greatest social policy successes in recent years, and we need to continue the progress for Ohio’s children.
- Ohio’s leaders know what’s best for Ohio’s kids, and they’ve said that covering Ohio kids with SCHIP is the best thing for our state and its families.
Here is a link to an example of the TV ads SEIU is running in various states to urge voters contact their Member of Congress to ask them to override the Bush veto. http://youtube.com/watch?v=oM-t_9hCyh8 (Just replace the reference to Congressman Alexander with those Ohio legislators who voted against the SCHIP legislation listed above.)