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(Washington, D.C.) – On Wednesday House Republicans questioned why Democrats are playing politics with the Children’s Health Insurance Program, again.
Why won’t the Democrats vote for CHIP funding?
“House Republicans have voted several times now to reauthorize the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) so that children across the country can get the care they need. They will do so (again) later this week.
“Unfortunately, Democrats are threatening (again) to oppose this effort. To push back on this heartless attempt to play politics, House Republicans who represent states that are about to run out of CHIP funding held a press conference and called on the Democrats to stop holding this money hostage.” – House Republican Conference
Full Article here: https://www.gop.gov/democrats-are-blocking-chip-funding/
Congressman Larry Bucshon, M.D. had this to say, “TheStateChildren’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) wascreated by Republican majorities in 1997to improve the accessibility and quality of health care for uninsured and underinsured children in low-income households. With104,000 Hoosier children and more than 9 million across the nationdependent onSCHIP,reauthorizing this important programis a top priorityfor these children.The House took action and passed a bill last fall (H.R. 3922) to reauthorize SCHIP, but Washington Democrats have blocked this reauthorization from moving forward. It’s unfortunate that Washington Democrats continueto playpolitical games withthehealth careofchildren. “
Congressman Larry Bucshon, M.D. is a physician and Republican member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee serving his fourth term representing Indiana's 8th Congressional district. The 8th District of Indiana includes all or parts of Clay, Crawford, Daviess, Dubois, Gibson, Greene, Knox, Martin, Owen, Parke, Perry, Pike, Posey, Spencer, Sullivan, Vanderburgh, Vermillion, Vigo, and Warrick counties.
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