And Mr. BARTON pointed out. as has already been explained. that he was excluded from the process. And for example. on an issue. despite the fact that its a major expansion of SCHIP. that were facing a major expansion here of SCHIP on a very important issue which is the inclusion. for example. of legal immigrant children. they have not been included. For example. thats why we have the National Hispanic Medical Association saying we do not support this legislation. this SCHIP bill that does not include legal immigrant children. You have the National Hispanic Leadership Agenda: "We cannot support legislation that extends health coverage to some children while explicitly excluding legal immigrant children." The National Council of La Raza: "We are particularly disheartened that a congressional debate focused on expanding access to health care to children would perpetuate an exclusion for legal immigrants." Now. one thing would be. Mr. Speaker. if due to limited resources we were simply extending this program. a program that we all agree is so necessary and important. But to see an expansion of the program that excludes legal. and I reiterate. legal immigrant children and pregnant women is most unfortunate. Thats why I would include into the RECORD. Mr.
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