End Of The Federal Fiscal Yr.: G.O.P. Congress Says "Fuck The Children"

Valerie Strauss / Washington Post:

9 million kids get health insurance under CHIP.  Congress just let it expire.  —  Congress just allowed the Children's Health Insurance Program, which provided low-cost health insurance to 9 million children, to expire.  —  If action is not taken soon to restore the funding …

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Eleanor Sheehan / Splinter:   9 Million Kids Might Lose Health Care Because Congress Failed to Reauthorize a Crucial Program

 Erin Dooley / ABC News:

Program that provides low-cost health care to 9M children set to expire  —  Amid intense debates about the Graham-Cassidy health care bill, the Senate and House missed the deadline to reauthorize the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) — meaning federal funding for the program will expire at the end of the month.

 Michael Hiltzik / Los Angeles Times:   Column Time's up: As CHIP expires unrenewed, Congress blows a chance to save healthcare for 9 million children