Date: January 29, 2009
Subject: State Children's Health Insurance (SCHIP)
Description: The Senate voted to re-authorize the SCHIP and increase its funding by $32.8 billion. The bill raises taxes, expands the program to include legal immigrants and pregnant women, and loosens citizenship requirements. Although the program was designed to help poor children, the bill prohibits the government from covering poor children first.
Result: Bill Passed, 66-32
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