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yallerdawg

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32. The House is taking up CHIP next week.

Reply to turbinetree (Reply #24)

Thu Oct 26, 2017, 01:48 PM

Oct 2017

"The reason why we're bringing it up next week is not because next week was the date we wanted to. We wanted to get this done long ago, but the reason why we're doing it next week is because Minnesota's about to run out of money," McCarthy said on the floor.

http://thehill.com/homenews/house/357321-house-to-vote-on-chip-extension-next-week

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Well guess what, all of those human beings on Medicare and Medicaid and your kid is on CHiP turbinetree Oct 2017 #24

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