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Over the past ten years, the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) has been effective at reducing the number of uninsured children. However, the number of uninsured children is on the rise — there are one million more uninsured children today than there were two years ago — and there are more than nine million uninsured children in America today. That means millions of children in America are not getting the care they need to lead healthy, happy, and productive lives.

In response to this situation, a majority of both Houses of Congress voted in favor of H.R. 976, a reauthorization of SCHIP. But President Bush has promised to veto the bill and that veto is expected soon [probably today]. This means that the House and the Senate will need to override the President's veto in order for this important and much-needed bipartisan bill to become law.

PLEASE CONTACT YOUR SENATORS and REPRESENTATIVE TODAY and urge them to override the President's veto when it happens.

You can reach your Senators and Representatives by calling the Capital Switchboard at 202-224-3121 or toll-free at 1-800-361-5222 (90001).

You can find out how to email or fax your Senators and Representative at www.congress.org.

To write an email to your Senators or Representative, PLEASE CLICK HERE.

To read the recent General Assembly's resolution on children's health care, PLEASE CLICK HERE.

To read and support a pastoral letter on children's health care from our General Minister and President, PLEASE CLICK HERE. Also: Please download and distribute this important document to your congregation and colleagues.

Don't Wait: CONTACT YOUR ELECTED OFFICIALS TODAY!