The House is a CHAMP for Children - 8/7/07

There's been some good news from Congress. On Thursday (8/2), the House of Representatives passed CHAMP (Children’s Health and Medicare Protection Act). This is just common sense legislation that will provide health insurance to millions of children and strengthen Medicare for adults. The bill also includes some key family planning provisions, including restrictions on abstinence-only funding and options for states to expand access to the kind of sex education that actually works. And it does all this without adding to the federal deficit. The vote 225–204. Let's hope that this bill makes it to the President's desk!