Liberal Leadership of House Has Distorted SCHIP (Rep. Marsha Blackburn)

The SCHIP program was created by a Republican Congress in 1997 in order to care for lower income children.  The liberal leadership of this House has distorted it by expanding the program and offering government run healthcare for illegal immigrants, while paying for it on the backs of our seniors.  The Democrat-led proposal would expand SCHIP to people up to 21 years of age and allow for increased eligibility by covering children in families with incomes up to 400 percent of the Federal Poverty Level.  In 2007, that would mean income levels of approximately $82,000 for a family of four.  So, according to the IRS, you are wealthy enough to pay the Alternative Minimum Tax (ATM) and according to HHS, you are poor enough to be eligible for SCHIP.