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President Bush Vetoes SCHIP Reauthorization and Expansion Legislation  

House Minority Whip Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) said he is "absolutely confident" the House will be able to sustain Bush's veto (Lengell, Washington Times, 10/3).

White House spokesperson Dana Perino chided bill supporters for using a regressive tobacco tax increase "to pay for a middle-class entitlement" (Silva, Chicago Tribune, 10/3). Perino noted that smokers tend to come from the lowest income levels and added, "It's just completely irresponsible. Stop the madness on Capitol Hill" (AP/Houston Chronicle, 10/2).

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