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    The White House Confronts Congress over Domestic Spending

    Last Friday, President Bush told House Speaker Nancy Pelosi he still plans to veto expansion of the State Children's Health Insurance Program , despite overwhelming approval in Congress and the advice of a lot of conservative allies.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Last Friday, President Bush told House Speaker Nancy Pelosi he still plans to veto expansion of the State Children's Health Insurance Program, despite overwhelming approval in Congress and the advice of a lot of conservative allies. Pelosi said she's praying that he'll change his mind, but Democrats are rubbing their hands over what they see as a political opportunity. So many Republican Senators face trouble next year that the upper house gave the bill a veto-proof majority. We hear the pros and cons of extending government coverage to four million uninsured kids for five years. How does it compare to funding wars in Iraq and Afghanistan this year alone?

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Christian Bordal

      Managing Producer, Greater LA

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      Katie Cooper

      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Jonathan Weisman

      New York Times

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      Merrill Matthews

      Director of the Council for Affordable Health Insurance

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      Families USA

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    2 of 3
    The White House Confronts Congress over Domestic Spending
    1. 1:39US Troops, Iraqi Civilian Deaths Fall Sharply
    2. 7:46The White House Confronts Congress over Domestic SpendingYou’re reading this
    3. 43:11A Change of Direction for the Roberts Supreme Court?
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