Pete Sessions: “Well, I will say this without doubt, Mr. President. Amendments have been offered, I believe already and will be offered…”

“Well, I will say this without doubt, Mr. President. Amendments have been offered, I believe already and will be offered, to make sure New York would not be able to get the 400 percent. Because the Federal taxpayers in my State of Alabama, where we provide SCHIP to children under 200 percent of poverty, we are going to be subsidizing that, and I don't see any reason for us to do that. But under this bill it can continue, if Health and Human Services is correct, and their lawyers tell them they can't deny this request. I will agree they probably should have been more aggressive in denying some of these things and litigating, if need be.”