On the recordOctober 12, 2017
In New Jersey, nearly 231,000 children rely on the Children's Health Insurance Program. CHIP gets them to the doctor. CHIP gets them to the hospital. CHIP saves their lives. But last month, Republican Members of Congress made a choice to put on another repeal-and-replace dog and pony show and let CHIP expire. Mr. Speaker, what do my Republican colleagues have against needy children? Who thought it would be a good idea to put 9 million children's health at risk for political gains? So much for compassionate conservatism. Mr. Speaker, CHIP is vital to the Nation's future. Along with Medicaid, CHIP has cut the rate of low-income, uninsured children nationally by half--from 14 percent to 7 percent. But if Congress doesn't immediately reauthorize long-term CHIP funding, children will not get to see their doctors. They won't have access to hospitals, and some may die ____________________
