LANSING (WKZO AM/FM) — Debbie Stabenow held a news conference with several other elected officials and their children to urge the Senate Leadership to put the Child Health Insurance Program on the schedule for a vote as soon as possible.
It’s called the CHIP program and it’s a measure getting wide spread support, wider than most congressional bills.
Jimmy Kimmel put it into a late night monologue, while holding his ailing son earlier this week, saying it’s wrong that republican leaders are passing big tax breaks for the rich while ignoring healthcare for poor children.
Even Doug Jones mentioned it during his acceptance speech in Alabama, urging the Senate to pass it before he gets to Washington.
Also on the line, expiring money for the nation’s community health centers. Stabenow says there is bipartisan overwhelming support, all they have to do is get it on the schedule.
