Tom Emmer: “I thank the distinguished chair of the Appropriations Committee. I appreciate the time. Mr. Speaker, in my home State of…”

“I thank the distinguished chair of the Appropriations Committee. I appreciate the time. Mr. Speaker, in my home State of Minnesota, the Children's Health Insurance Program, better known as CHIP, provides coverage for thousands of low-income, pregnant women as well as new mothers and their children. When funds for my State's CHIP program ran out, these Minnesotans were left wondering the fate of their healthcare. That is why we teamed up with Representative Ryan Costello, Chairman Walden, and Subcommittee Chair Burgess to introduce the CHIP Stability Act to bring certainty and support to Minnesotans and millions of families across the country. I am so grateful that our responsible, short-term funding solution is incorporated into this continuing resolution today. But let me be clear: This is not enough. When the House passed the Championing Healthy Kids Act, a fully paid-for and long-term CHIP reauthorization solution, we put politics aside and America's most vulnerable first. It is my hope that the Senate will do the same very soon. Mr. Speaker, I encourage all of my colleagues to support this continuing resolution so CHIP recipients are able to receive the coverage they need.”