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On the recordSeptember 15, 2014
I think we are going to get the question with respect to, so we have the ACA, we have the Affordable Care Act, and it expands coverage. So, if we have the Affordable Care Act and it expands coverage, so how come we need this other deal called CHIP?
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

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Questions the necessity of CHIP given the ACA's coverage expansion.

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