Editorial: Rebuff Bush's veto threat on IHCIA
Monday, January 28, 2008
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Opinion
"President Bush’s threat to veto a bill intended to improve health care for the nation’s American Indians is both cruel and grossly unfair. Five years ago, the United States Commission on Civil Rights examined the government’s centuries-old treaty obligations for the welfare of Native Americans and found Washington spending 50 percent less per capita on their health care than is devoted to felons in prison and the poor on Medicaid.
The administration insists it wants to improve health care for Native Americans. But it objects to the most basic parts of the Senate measure, including its provisions for better urban health programs and its proposal to provide better access to Medicaid and Medicare. Officials also reject the bill’s proposal to build new clinics because it would require the government to pay construction workers prevailing local wages and benefits.
The nation has clear legal and moral obligations to protect the welfare of Native Americans. Congress must rebuff President Bush’s veto threat and vote overwhelmingly to strengthen and reauthorize the Indian Health Care Improvement Act."
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Indian Health Care Improvement Act Amendments:
S.1200
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H.R.1328
House Energy and Commerce Committee Documents:
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Manager's
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Release |
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Relevant Documents:
Letter
to President Bush |
Letter
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DOJ
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Indian Health Board -
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