Tell Congressman Jim Saxton (NJ-3) to Stand up for
New Jersey’s Children!
Join New Jersey Citizen Action, Coalition for Peace Action, and SEIU for a Candlelight Vigil at Rep. Saxton’s Mount Holly District Office and tell him to do the right thing by overriding the President’s veto of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), which provides quality, affordable health care to millions of children whose parents work, but can’t afford insurance.
Rep. Saxton is one of only three Members of the New Jersey Congressional Delegation (of 15 total) who have opposed this modest increase carefully crafted by a bipartisan majority. Now we need enough votes to override President Bush's outrageous veto!
Just two months worth of spending on the Iraq War would pay for an entire five years for providing basic insurance coverage for four million more uninsured children, $35 billion. Let's tell Rep. Saxton what our priorities for that $35 billion!
What: Candlelight Vigil for Children’s Health Care
When: Tuesday, October 16, 2007 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Where: Congressman Saxton’s Mount Holly District Office
100 High Street, Mount Holly, NJ 08060
Transportation: For Carpooling from Princeton, come to the Rite Aid (formerly Eckerd Drug) end of the Princeton Shopping Center at 5:30 PM. For further information, contact Coalition for Peace Action at (609) 924-5022.
For more information contact: Ladonna Blount at 732-246-4772 or ladonna@njcitzenaction.org.
Americans want health care for our children not endless war. After spending half a trillion dollars in Iraq, President Bush is prepared to slash health care funding for our children. The President is clearly OUT OF TOUCH with America's priorities. For what we spend in just one week in Iraq, 800,000 children could get health insurance for an entire year. This is a question of priorities – President Bush has the wrong priorities – billions for Iraq and a veto for children’s health care. The President's veto of the children's health insurance bill (SCHIP) will probably come up for a House override vote on October 18.
