New version of S-CHIP to be voted on today
U.S. House Democrats will put a new version of the vetoed children's health bill to a vote today, although the bill still calls for a $35 billion expansion. President Bush has said he can live with a $20 billion expansion.
The revised version contains minor changes and states that illegal immigrants will not have access to the expanded program. It will ease adults off the program in one year, rather than the two in the vetoed version. It also establishes a firmer eligibility cap at 300 percent of the federal poverty line, just more than $60,000 for a family of four. Here's today's Washington Post article.
The revised version contains minor changes and states that illegal immigrants will not have access to the expanded program. It will ease adults off the program in one year, rather than the two in the vetoed version. It also establishes a firmer eligibility cap at 300 percent of the federal poverty line, just more than $60,000 for a family of four. Here's today's Washington Post article.
posted by Steve Harrelson @ 10/25/2007 09:16:00 AM | Permalink |
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