UPDATE: As I post, Michelle updates that the House refused to adjourn the debate until California representatives can return from their state that’s, ya know, on fire. Gotta ram this down the taxpayers’ throats ASAP, folks.

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A novel idea? How about, before extending S-CHIP to cover 300-400%, sending a bill to fund medical care for soldiers in veterans to the President’s desk? Don Surber reports on a speech by Republican Representative Marsha Blackburn:

More than four months ago, this House passed an appropriations bill designed to provide benefits to our soldiers and veterans.

HR 2642 passed the House by an overwhelming 409 to 2 vote. A similar bill passed the Senate 92 to 1. But since then nothing has happened.

It has been 131 days since we passed this legislation and still nothing has been sent to the President’s desk for him to sign.

The Senate appointed conferees to hammer out a compromise between the two bills six weeks ago, but the liberal House leadership refuses to do so.

The question is why?

Why would the new Majority play political politics with the health care of our brave men and women in uniform?

There is no reason, a month into the fiscal year, this bill should be unresolved. I ask all my colleagues — the 408 of them who voted for the bill — to demand the House appoint conferees. Stop doing nothing.

Do what needs to be done.

While Congress works on extending S-CHIP to 300% to 400% of the poverty line ($60,000 to $80,000), they’ve yet to actually send passed legislation to the President’s desk to benefit soldiers, veterans, and their families. They’ve failed to reach a resolution between the Senate and House. You can watch the video here.