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November 4, 2009
ROCKEFELLER STATEMENT ON THE STATUS OF THE CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HEALTH CARE BILL
Washington, D.C.—Senator John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV issued the following statement on protecting the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) in health care reform:
“I fought in the Senate Finance Committee to protect CHIP and the health care coverage of millions of children. As health reform moves forward, we need to make sure children can keep their CHIP coverage and not be forced into untested private coverage. The Congressional Budget Office has been very clear that replacing CHIP with private health coverage will lead some children to lose their health coverage altogether, which is harmful and intolerable. Health care reform should improve the coverage children have – not take their coverage away.”
“I have spent my entire career working to protect children and other vulnerable populations, and will keep fighting to protect CHIP as health care reform goes to the Senate floor, and then moves to conference with the House of Representatives. We must do all we can to shield children from harm. Always.”
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