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Tim Scott: “Well, no, it is not more than current law; it is less than current law. If we continue going as we had planned, to cover…”

On the recordMarch 9, 1995
Well, no, it is not more than current law; it is less than current law. If we continue going as we had planned, to cover the school children that need to be covered, more would be covered. They are going to cover less school children, and some eligible today will not be eligible with inflation; costs go up, more children show up in school, and if we continue at the rate they want to go, some children that are eligible today just simply will not be eligible if this budget is adopted, period.
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Tim Scott
Republican · South Carolina

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Discussing the impact of budget proposals on school children's eligibility for coverage.

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