House Fails To Override SCHIP Veto
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The House Democratic leadership again failed to win over enough Republicans to undo President Bush's veto of a children's health insurance bill Wednesday.
The 260-152 vote fell short of the two-thirds majority needed to override the veto on the measure, which would have added $35 billion to the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) and, Democrats assert, provided health benefits to 10 million children.
A group of 42 Republicans joined with 218 of the House Democrats in voting to override the veto.
