Capitol Hill Briefing 

# Sinking SCHIP: A First Step toward Stopping the Growth of Government Health Programs 

Date and Time 

September 13, 2007 12 - 2 PM EDT 

Location 

B-339 Rayburn House Office Building 

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##### Featuring 

Featuring **Michael F. Cannon**, Cato Institute and **Patrick Fleenor**, Chief Economist, Tax Foundation. 

Congress has approved legislation that would tax mostly poor people to fund government health insurance for non-poor people. In contrast, President Bush wants to increase federal funding for the State Children’s Health Insurance Program by just a little. Higher tobacco taxes aren’t just unfair to the poor, they are also dangerous. Moreover, there is a better approach than increasing federal SCHIP funding.

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