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IDP: Steve King Takes Credit For Blocking Health Care Coverage for 26,000 Kids in Iowa
7/2/2008

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July 2, 2008
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Steve King Takes Credit For Blocking Health Care Coverage for 26,000 Kids in Iowa

Des Moines – In a damaging article that highlights his inability to deliver for the 5th Congressional District, Steve King attempts to defend his dismal record, but instead continues to show why he is one of the most out of touch politicians of our time.

In an interview with the Sioux City Journal, Steve King cites his effort to block Democratic legislation in the last two years as one of his major accomplishments.

“That very well may be the best contribution that I have made in the 110th Congress, is slowing down, sometimes stopping Democratic-sponsored bills,” King said.

King specifically cites his efforts to derail the expansion of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), known locally as the Healthy and Well Kids in Iowa (HAWK-I) program. King was the lone member of Iowa’s congressional delegation to stand with President Bush in opposition to this popular, bipartisan legislation.

“I do believe if you took me out of the equation, there would have been a different funding result,” King said.

SCHIP legislation sought to extend coverage to 26,000 low-income children across Iowa who are currently eligible for the program, but remain uninsured.

“Steve King should be ashamed of himself,” said Brooke Borkenhagen, Press Secretary for the Iowa Democratic Party. “Bragging to the media that he helped to block 26,000 of Iowa’s most vulnerable children from being able to go to the doctor is indefensible. Western Iowans deserve a leader who will fight for working families and rural communities during these tough economic times.”


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