Jim Inhofe is trying to rewrite history. After spreading false claims and casting votes against the recent SCHIP bill, he now is cosponsoring a Senate-Republican-Incumbent-protection bill to maintain the status quo on SCHIP. He's claiming to support children's health, but all he's doing is trying to hide his voting record behind his co-sponsorship record.
On his website, Inhofe claims to support the SCHIP program. He states:
Congress needs to pass a reauthorization of SCHIP that maintains the original intent of the program by providing health insurance for the millions of uninsured, low-income children across the country, not middle-class adults.
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Once again, Inhofe is not letting the facts get in the way of trying to score political points. The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, quoting a Congressional Budget office report, states that the SCHIP legislation Sen. Inhofe helped defeat would have offered health care coverage to 3.8 million currently uninsured children by 2012. The bill he now co-sponsors would leave all of those children uninsured.
As a U.S. Senator, Jim Inhofe enjoys some of the best health care benefits that taxpayers can provide. How can he relate to the plight of millions of American working families who can only obtain medical care for their children at the nearest emergency room?
Don't let Jim Inhofe revise history and hide his voting record. Tell him that it's time for him to retire. By supporting Andrew Rice, you'll be sending a message to Jim Inhofe that revising history is not enough. Andrew Rice will make history with real leadership on the tough issues.
Help Andrew send Jim Inhofe into retirement:
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Karina Henderson
Rice for U.S. Senate