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Eliot Engel: “I have always been a strong supporter of CHIP. With funding for the program set to end in less than a year, I believe it…”

On the recordDecember 2, 2014
I have always been a strong supporter of CHIP. With funding for the program set to end in less than a year, I believe it is really imperative that Congress acts quickly to provide assurances to the states and the children served by this program, that their access to healthcare services will continue.
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Eliot Engel
Democratic · New York

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Engel emphasizes the urgency of funding CHIP to ensure children's healthcare access.

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