| Dems fail to override Bush veto of SCHIP
House Democrats failed again Wednesday to override President Bush's veto of their plan to increase spending for a children's health insurance program. The final vote, which was 260-152 with 42 Republicans voting for the plan and 151 Republicans voting against it, fell 15 votes shy of the two-thirds majority needed to override a veto. .
Bush: Knock Out the Props from Hillary’s Socialized Medicine Scheme
If Hillary is elected president, one of the first things she will do is reintroduce a cosmetically approved version of her 1993 health care reform proposal. Under the guise of providing coverage for the 45 to 50 million people living here without health insurance, she will destroy our current health care system. But now that the Democrats, and a few Republicans, have given President Bush a chance to steal her thunder and take away the prime inducement she will use to rally public support for her radical program: the need to cover uninsured children. Bush should seize the opportunity and sign the revised bill the Democrats are about to pass. When Congress passed the newly expanded program for child health insurance State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) it contained serious flaws which prompted President Bush to veto the bill.
Rs. 2-a-kg rice for disabled persons
HYDERABAD: The State Government has decided to provide rice at Rs. 2 a kg for all persons with physical disabilities from April next year. The Government will include cochlear implants, the electronic device that restores partial hearing to the hearing-challenged in the Rajiv Arogya Sri health insurance scheme which will be extended to five more districts – Ranga Reddy, Nalgonda, Chittoor, East and West Godavari – from December 5. The scheme, enabling the poor to have access to corporate hospitals, is operational on a pilot basis in Mahabubnagar, Srikakulam and Anantapur districts. Several facilities Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy announced a series of sops on Sunday during his interaction with representatives of several organisations of the disabled.
Aflac Shareholders Get Say on Executive Pay
Aflac becomes the first major US company to offer shareholders a non-binding vote on executive compensation packages. SocialFunds.com -- In response to a 2006 shareholder proposal, Aflac (AFL), a provider of supplemental health insurance, announced last week that they are giving shareholders the opportunity to make their voices heard on top executive pay. Aflac crafted an offer that will allow shareholders to cast a non-binding vote on executive pay starting in its 2009 proxy.
Although the shareholder vote on executive pay packages will be only an advisory vote, it creates an important pathway for shareholders to communicate on the issue of executive compensation packages. Over forty companies are facing shareholder resolutions on executive pay this 2007 proxy season as many shareholders look to balance ballooning executive pay packages with companies� earnings.
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