MEDIA ADVISORY FOR Tuesday, OCTOBER 30th, 2007 @ 4:30 P.M.***
On This Halloween, Rep. Kline is All Tricks and No Treatment when it Comes to Kids
Costumed Kids, Toddlers to Trick or Treat at Rep. Kline’s Office and Ask for a Special Treat This Halloween: Stop Voting Against Healthcare for 10 Million Children in Need
With SCHIP Set to Expire in a Matter of Days, Rep. Kline’s Backwards Priorities of “Billions for Iraq War, Zero for Kid’s Healthcare” Could Be a Nightmare for 30,100 Minnesota Kids
Burnsville, MN – Today costumed kids, toddlers and parents will gather at Rep. Kline’s office at 4:30 P.M. to ask for a special treat this Halloween: a vote to provide healthcare for 10 million kids in need. With the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) set to expire in a matter of weeks, this Halloween season could be a very scary one for the 30,100 Minnesota children who are currently enrolled and whose future in the program may be in jeopardy with the President’s threatened veto of the latest bipartisan Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act.
On October 24th, without the support of Rep. Kline, the U.S. House passed a revised version of the bipartisan children’s healthcare bill that included strengthened language to address any and all of the Congressman concerns about illegal immigrants, adults and children from high-income families benefiting from the program. But even with these concerns effectively taken off the table, Rep. Kline still chose to once again stand with Bush over the thousands of parents in his district who go to bed every night praying their children don’t get sick or hurt. Rep. Kline continues to play a partisan game of all tricks and no treatment with critical legislation that would mean healthcare for 30,100 more kids in Minnesota – legislation that is supported by 80 percent of the American public, including 61 percent of Republicans.
With only a small handful of votes needed in Congress to override the President’s veto, Minnesota parents, kids will plead with Rep. Kline to do the right thing: If you can support spending half a trillion dollars fighting an endless war in Iraq, how can you justify opposing spending a fraction of that on healthcare for your most vulnerable constituents: low-income kids in need?
WHO: Campaign to Save Children’s Health Care
WHAT: Costumed Kids, Toddlers to Trick or Treat at Rep. Kline’s Office and Ask for a Special Treat This
Halloween: Stop Voting Against Healthcare for 10 Million Children in Need
WHERE: Outside Rep. Kline’s District Office
101 W. Burnsville Pkwy #201 Burnsville, MN 55337
WHEN: Tuesday October 30th, 2007 4:30 P.M.
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