Legislative Action

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APHA has been advocating on behalf of the SCHIP reauthorization all year! The following are letters of support written to members of Congress:

• Letter urging members of the House to vote to override the President's veto of the Child Health Insurance Reauthorization Act (October 16, 2007)
• Letter from the Iowa Public Health Association to Sen. Grassley in support of legislation to reauthorize CHIP (October 12, 2007)
• Letter to Speaker Pelosi in support of SCHIP reauthorization and thanking her for her leadership on this important legislation (September 25, 2007)
• Coalition letter urging the President to support the reauthorization of SCHIP (September 18, 2007)
• Letter to Chairman and Ranking Member of Senate Finance Committee, Commenting Their Support for SCHIP Reauthorization (July 17, 2007)
• Letter fron APHA and Families USA Executive Directors Thanking Senators Baucus & Grassley For Their Leadership in the SCHIP Reauthorization (June 22, 2007)
• Letter to Members of Senate Finance Committee and House Energy and Commerce Committee Outlining APHA's Priorities for SCHIP Reauthorization (April 24, 2007)
• Letter Thanking Senators Who Supported Including $50 Billion in Funding for SCHIP Reauthorization in the Senate Budget Resolution (April 3, 2007)
• Letter in Support of SCHIP Providing Equitable Coverage of Mental Health Services (February 28, 2007)
• Letter in Support of Sufficient Funding for the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) in President's Fiscal Year 2008 Budget Request (January 16, 2007)
• Letter in Support of Increasing the Federal Tobacco Tax As an Offset for SCHIP Reauthorization (May 22, 2007)
• Letter to Senator Baucus in Support of Priority Provisions Being Included in His Chairman's Mark of SCHIP Reauthorization Legislation (May 18, 2007)
• Coalition Letter on Next Steps for SCHIP Reauthorization (April 30, 2007)
• Letter to House and Senate Budget Committee Leadership in Support of Senate Tobacco Tax Provision in Budget Conference Report (April 27, 2007)
• Letter to Members of Senate Finance Committee and House Energy and Commerce Committee Outlining APHA's Priorities for SCHIP Reauthorization (April 24, 2007)
• Letter Thanking Senators Who Supported Including $50 Billion in Funding for SCHIP Reauthorization in the Senate Budget Resolution (April 3, 2007)
• Letter in Support of the Immigrant Children's Health Improvement Act (ICHIA) (March 2007)
• Health Coverage Coalition for the Uninsured (HCCU) Letter to House and Senate Budget Committees in Support of Including $60 Billion Over 5 Years in the Budget Resolution for Children's Health Coverage (March 13, 2007)
• Letter in Support of SCHIP Providing Equitable Coverage of Mental Health Services (February 28, 2007)
• Coalition Letter Outlining Priorities for SCHIP Reauthorization (February 12, 2007)
• Letter in Support of Sufficient Funding for the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) in President's Fiscal Year 2008 Budget Request (January 16, 2007)
• Letter Concerning Federal Funding Shortfalls in Fiscal 2007 for the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) (September 18, 2006)

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