Small protest decries health insurance veto

YOUNGSTOWN — A small group of protesters waved signs and held candles Tuesday in protest of President Bush’s veto of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program.

SCHIP now provides health care coverage for 6 million U.S. children whose families earn too much money to qualify for Medicaid, but not enough to afford private health care coverage.

Six adults and four children gathered in front of the Thomas D. Lambros Federal Courthouse as federal lawmakers prepare for a vote that could overturn the presidential veto.

Tuesday evening protests mirroring the Market Street demonstration were held in cities across the country, said organizer Kate Kane, 48, of Austintown.

“We’re trying to raise awareness, have people call their representatives in Washington,” she said. “We need congress to stop blocking health care from our children.”

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