From Philadelphia Citizens for Children and Youth

The U.S. House of Representatives will vote on the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) bill on Tuesday (September 25th) and the Senate will vote on SCHIP by Thursday (September 27th) !

This bill will allow four million children to get health insurance who would otherwise be uninsured. It also protects children now covered so Pennsylvania will keep providing coverage to the 164,000 children currently enrolled in CHIP.

But, the President has threatened to veto it.

Your call is so important because it will take a big vote (at least two-thirds) for the House and Senate to show the President it will reject his ill-considered veto. Four million children need you to call. Tell your Representative: “I'm a constituent who thinks covering four million more uninsured children is one of the most important votes you can take. Please vote for the State Children's Health Insurance Program bill . ”

The E-Alert Action: Your call to your Representatives is urgently needed. Call toll-free at 1-800-828-0498 Today AND Tuesday. You'll be connected to the Capitol Switchboard - ask for your Representative's office. You can also call your Representatives office directly at:

Congressman Brady - 202-225-4731 Congressman Gerlach - 202-225-4315
Congressman Fattah - 202-225-4001 Congressman Patrick Murphy - 202-225-4276
Congressman Sestak - 202-225-2011 Congresswoman Schwartz – 202-225-6111

For Senator Specter 202-224-4254 For Senator Casey 202-224-6324