Politics | bipartisanship Bush Blasts Dems' Expanded Child Health Bill Prez threatens veto despite bipartisan support in Senate By Zach Samalin Posted Sep 20, 2007 3:28 PM CDT Copied President Bush gestures as he takes questions during his press conference at the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Thursday, Sept. 20, 2007 in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) (Associated Press) President Bush threatened to veto a children's health insurance bill today, knocking Democrats he said were politicizing the issue by moving too far toward universal health care. The Senate last month passed an expanded "S-chip" program that would cover an additional 4 million children currently uninsured, the New York Times reports. The expanded program would require an additional $35 billion. Bush said the best approach is to "put more power in the hands of individuals. Instead of expanding the S-Chip beyond its original purpose, we should return it to helping poor children." Congress' bill exceeds Bush's plan by $30 billion over five years. Bipartisan support in the Senate is sufficient to override a veto; not so in the House. Read These Next Mel Gibson apologizes for 'spontaneous thoughtless idiocy.' We have Madonna, Cher, and Adele. And now, 'Miley.' MapQuest's Lake Ontario stance is paying off. A Bank of America VP was killed in Times Square. Report an error