One thing I forgot all about in my judgmental interview with Gov. Gregoire last week was her right on fight to fund low-income children’s health care.

I had given her much deserved props on this before.

Turns out, the Governor is in D.C. today continuing to stump on the issue.

The Olympian has the story.

“It’s vital that federal regulators stop creating onerous rules that serve only to bar states from carrying out programs whose stated goals are to ensure access to coverage for children and youth,” Gregoire said in testimony before the health subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee. “Kids come first.”

Gregoire said the new rule, which involves federal poverty level eligibility guidelines, could result in 8,100 children in Washington state failing to receive coverage under the State Children’s Health Insurance Program. The federal government picks up about two-thirds of the cost of the program.

Dino Rossi has not been so good on this issue.