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Authors, sign in!One thing I truly respect about President Obama is his tireless dedication and commitment to ALL children... and ALL people.
Last week President Obama signed the Lilly Ledbetter Act that will demand equal pay for equal work between men and women. This week he signed the SCHIP, a bill that will continue healthcare for 7 million children, provide healthcare to an additional 4 million children, and lift the ban on states to provide healthcare to legal immigrant children if they choose to do so.
In his speech, he committed to the children:
We are not a nation that leads struggling families to fend for themselves, especially when they’ve done everything right. No child in America should be receiving his or her primary care in an emergency room in the middle of the night. No child should be falling behind at school because he can’t hear the teacher or see the blackboard. I refuse to accept that millions of our children fail to reach their full potential because we fail to meet their basic needs. In a decent society, there are certain obligations that are not subject to trade-offs or negotiations. And healthcare for our children is one of those obligations.Despite the tax situations with his chosen leaders, I still say he's setting a good standard that ALL people should be treated equal -- poor children and women included.
Published February 4, 2009 by Janet Morrison |
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Comments (2)
yes, true...it took everyone's efforts. I just like that he's the "face" making the statements that everyone needs to hear.
But, yes, I agree. "We" are the change we had hoped for.
Posted by Janet
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February 4, 2009 10:53 PM
Posted on February 4, 2009 22:53
Everybody brace yourselves, complete socialist healthcare is on the way and it's scaring the hell out of me! What alot of people don't realize is that the details of SCHIP leaves itself open to abuse and corruption. SCHIP can be manipulated to where the children of ILLEGAL immigrants can get on board. And guess who's going to pay for that - you're right, the taxpayer. God, please help us! There's got to be a better way!
Posted by Greg Petersen
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February 7, 2009 3:17 PM
Posted on February 7, 2009 15:17