Health Care Threatens to Overwhelm National Budget

This week, Opportunity 08 takes a closer look at health care, and how the next president should address shortcomings in our health care system. Faced with the threat of a second veto, Congress again passed a bill to provide health insurance to 10 million lower-income children through the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). Once again, President Bush has refused to sign the bill, objecting to the proposed increase in tobacco taxes that would pay for the program. Supporters of...Full Story