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Janice Schakowsky: “So, essentially the CHIP savings are a side effect of the increased costs that Americans are going to face due to the…”

On the recordJanuary 29, 2018
So, essentially the CHIP savings are a side effect of the increased costs that Americans are going to face due to the Republican effort to undermine the Affordable Care Act.
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Janice Schakowsky
Democratic · Illinois

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Schakowsky links CHIP savings to rising costs from GOP actions against the ACA.

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