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Ron Wyden: “The Congress created CHIP with one goal in mind: that was to make sure that no American child falls through the cracks…”

On the recordSeptember 6, 2017
The Congress created CHIP with one goal in mind: that was to make sure that no American child falls through the cracks of our health-care system.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

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Wyden emphasizes the purpose of CHIP to protect children's health care.

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