MICHAEL BURGESS. points out in his testimony late last night in the Rules Committee. this legislation will move 2 million children who are already being covered by private health insurance into a Washingtonbased system that deliberately undercompensates physicians for their services by approximately 40 percent. creating a net loss for the overall quality of patient care. What we do have is a process that for the third consecutive time still increases government spending and dislocates the private marketplace. diverting muchneeded funds away from helping our Nations poorest children. One new bit of information which has been represented about this legislation is that it finally prevents undocumented workers and adults from receiving those funds intended to pay for the medical cost of children of the working poor. Since we got this 293page bill just a few hours ago. I will have to take the Democrats at their word. But if this is the case. it means that despite all of their protests to the contrary. and consistent with nowvindicated Republican criticisms. the first 2 SCHIP bills passed by the House did cover undocumented workers and adults. I would like to congratulate Speaker PELOSI and the rest of the new Democrat leadership team for finally agreeing with what Republicans have been saying all along. because we all began at the same point. and that is. you cant have a fix if theres no problem to begin with. We knew there was a problem. and they finally admitted it in this new bill.
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