Open Congress : News Articles for H.R.2 Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009

State's legislators largely in favor of Obama bills, nominees

2009-04-28T20:00:00Z

Nomination of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton to be secretary of state. Confirmed by the Senate on Jan. 21. Senate Roll Call 6. The House does not vote on nominations. Nomination of Tim Geithner to be Treasury secretary. Confirmed by the Senate on Jan. 26

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COVER STORY: STATE VS. LOCAL CONTROL: Pols feud over whoâ€™s in ...

2009-02-21T19:00:00Z

HR 1 and HR 2 would cap property assessments and force local officials annually to raise taxes if they wanted more money. But local officials say that could ...

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State, local pols feud over budgets, taxes

2009-02-20T19:00:00Z

HR 1 and HR 2 would cap property assessments and force local officials annually to raise taxes if they wanted more money. But local officials say that could ...

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Politics & Policy | CHIP Law Could Expand Coverage to 400000 ...

2009-02-18T19:00:00Z

The law (HR 2) requires states to verify that CHIP beneficiaries are documented immigrants or citizens, but it allows states to try to verify eligibility by ...

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Absence Of HHS Secretary Stalls Health Agenda, Advocates Say

2009-02-17T19:00:00Z

White House spokesperson Dan Pfeiffer said that the recently passed expansion of the State Children's Health Insurance Program (HR 2) is "more progress ...

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Mini-BlaurÃ¶cke im Fernsehen

2009-02-16T19:00:00Z

HR 2 sendet seinen Beitrag Â»Jugend in der FeuerwehrÂ« am 2. MÃ¤rz um 14.05 Uhr und in Rhein-Main TV ist er am 22. Februar um 19 Uhr zu sehen.

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Faunce expects to lead young team in outfield

2009-02-15T19:00:00Z

0 HR 2 RBI) The Kansanâ€™s Take: Faunce and Heere should hold down the center field and right field spots consistently all season. ...

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Lawmakers try to reform tax valuations

2009-02-14T19:00:00Z

Another resolution, HR 2 proposes similar reforms to those in HR 1. Rep. Kevin Levitas (D-Atlanta) challenges the appeals process with HR 179. ...

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Senate passes stimulus on party line

2009-02-11T19:00:00Z

4 sent President Obama a bill (HR 2) expanding State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) coverage from 6.6 million children to about 11 million ...

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Vom Radio ins Internet

2009-02-09T19:00:00Z

... Musikjournalismus in der Woche bot, wurde bereits 2004 gestrichen, das Politmagazin â€žDer Tagâ€œ nach HÃ¶rerprotesten in die Kulturwelle HR 2 abgeschoben. ...

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Childrenâ€™s Health

2009-02-09T19:00:00Z

The billâ€™s passage (HR 2; http://thomas.loc.gov) on January 14 was a triumph for Democrats, who saw a similar measure in 2007 vetoed by President George W. ...

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CQ 's Carey Discusses CHIP, Economic Stimulus, Effects of Daschle ...

2009-02-09T19:00:00Z

President Obama signed legislation (HR 2) that reauthorizes and expands CHIP and called the bill a down-payment on expanding health coverage to all US ...

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Easter Seals Arkansas Applauds Signing of SCHIP Bill by President ...

2009-02-08T19:00:00Z

... is applauding President Barack Obama for last week's signing of the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) Reauthorization Act, HR 2. ...

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Senators: Hospitals, families win big with bill's OK

2009-02-07T19:00:00Z

The bill, also known as HR 2, reauthorizes and improves the State Children's Health Insurance Program, or SCHIP, and makes permanent the ability of the ...

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Roll call report

2009-02-07T19:00:00Z

4 sent President Obama a bill (HR 2) expanding State Children's Health Insurance Program coverage from 6.6 million children to about 11 million children. ...

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HOW THEY VOTED

2009-02-07T19:00:00Z

Children's health insurance: On a 290-135 vote, the House sent President Barack Obama a bill (HR 2) expanding the State Children's Health Insurance Program ...

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How Your US Lawmaker Voted this week

2009-02-07T19:00:00Z

By a vote of 290-135, the House on Wednesday sent President Obama a bill (HR 2) expanding State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) coverage from ...

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President Obama Signs Legislation Expanding SCHIP Coverage to 4 ...

2009-02-05T19:00:00Z

President Obama signed HR 2 (at the THOMAS Web site, type "HR 2" in the search box after selecting "Bill Number") into law on Feb. ...

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APA Discusses Health Reform With Obama Administration

2009-02-05T19:00:00Z

Already in the works is legislation to expand the State Children's Health Insurance Program, known as SCHIP (HR 2). The measure, which has already been ...

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CNN's Sylvester again misled on SCHIP citizenship verification

2009-02-04T19:00:00Z

However, neither Sylvester nor Dobbs mentioned that the legislation, HR 2, would provide an "Alternative State Process for Verification of Declaration of ...

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House Republicans Contend That HR2 is Not Bipartisan, Democrats ...

2009-02-04T19:00:00Z

... that they had been effectively shut out of any debate over the provisions of HR 2: Childrenâ€™s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009. ...

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Dobbs again promoted GOP claims that SCHIP could benefit ...

2009-02-04T19:00:00Z

However, neither Sylvester nor Dobbs mentioned that the legislation, HR 2, would provide an "Alternative State Process for Verification of Declaration of ...

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Obama Signs SCHIP Legislation, Says Bill Is 'First Step' Toward ...

2009-02-04T19:00:00Z

President Obama on Wednesday signed into law a bill (HR 2) that will reauthorize and expand SCHIP to an additional four million children, ...

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Obama OKs expansion of health insurance program for kids, but ...

2009-02-04T19:00:00Z

She issued a statement that said: â€œIn addition to expanding eligibility to children in higher-income families, provisions in HR 2 water-down many of the ...

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Physician Hospitals of America (PHA) Congratulates Congress on its ...

2009-02-03T19:00:00Z

The challenge faced by reform minded physician hospitals in HR 2, the House SCHIP bill, was one of these many attempts by Representative Pete Stark and/or ...

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Obama Signs Expansion of Childrenâ€™s Health Program

2009-02-03T19:00:00Z

Obama signed the legislation ( HR 2 ) just hours after the House had cleared it, underscoring the difference in the political landscape wrought by the 2008 ...

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Obama OKs expansion of health insurance program for kids, but ...

2009-02-03T19:00:00Z

She issued a statement that said: â€œIn addition to expanding eligibility to children in higher-income families, provisions in HR 2 water-down many of the ...

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Physician Hospitals of America (PHA) Congratulates Congress on its ...

2009-02-03T19:00:00Z

The challenge faced by reform minded physician hospitals in HR 2, the House SCHIP bill, was one of these many attempts by Representative Pete Stark and/or ...

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Shuler joins House in urging Childrenâ€™s Healthcare Legislation

2009-02-03T19:00:00Z

Todayâ€™s bill, the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act, HR 2, reauthorizes SCHIP for four and a half years, preserving the healthcare of ...

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Historia naturalna osÃ³b z prawidÅ‚owo funkcjonujÄ…cÄ… lub minimalnie ...

2009-02-03T19:00:00Z

Wiek >50 lat (HR 2,9, 95% CI 1,3â€“6,2; p <0,01) i degeneracja zastawki (HR 4,5, 95% CI 2,1â€“9,3; p <0,01) byÅ‚y teÅ¼ czynnikami ryzyka interwencji ...

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Perriello criticizes tobacco tax in SCHIP bill

2009-02-03T19:00:00Z

â€œMadam Speaker, today I rise in support of HR 2, the State Childrenâ€™s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009, a bill which will provide much ...

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Letter: Children of a lesser God, Sen. Grassley?

2009-02-03T19:00:00Z

Republican Senator Charles Grassley voted against expansion of S-CHIP, the â€œChildrenâ€™s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009â€* (HR 2). ...

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Salud para niÃ±os inmigrantes

2009-02-02T19:00:00Z

El texto de la ley (HR 2) incluye cuatro previsiones esenciales: 1. Que las madres embarazadas no tengan que esperar cinco aÃ±os para acceder a programas de ...

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Stimulus to Lift Home-Nursing Sector

2009-02-01T19:00:00Z

HR 2, the $32.8 billion bill reauthorizing and expanding the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), passed the Senate in a vote of 66 to 32. ...

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Tar Heel Tally

2009-01-30T19:00:00Z

CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE: Voting 66 for and 32 against, the Senate on Thursday sent to conference with the House a bill (HR 2) expanding State Children's ...

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How Texans voted in Congress

2009-01-30T19:00:00Z

Childrenâ€™s Health Insurance: Passed, 66-32, and sent to conference with the House a bill (HR 2) expanding State Childrenâ€™s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) ...

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The MED to Benefit From SCHIP Bill

2009-01-30T19:00:00Z

â€œI applaud both of our stateâ€™s US senators for their efforts to secure these provisions in the Senateâ€™s finalized version of HR 2,â€* Cohen said. ...

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Senate Votes 66-32 To Approve SCHIP Reauthorization, Expansion Bill

2009-01-29T19:00:00Z

The Senate on Thursday voted 66-32 to approve legislation (HR 2) that would reauthorize SCHIP and expand coverage to about four million additional children ...

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SCHIP Reauthorization Bill Helps Children Secure Healthcare

2009-01-29T19:00:00Z

secured provisions to support Tennessee hospitals that were included in the Childrenâ€™s Health Insurance Program Improvements Act (HR 2) passed today by the ...

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Obama May Be Looking at Gregg as Commerce Secretary

2009-01-29T19:00:00Z

Gregg came to the floor only briefly during a series of votes on legislation ( HR 2 ) expanding childrenâ€™s health insurance, ducking in and out of a ...

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Millions Of SCHIP Children To Receive Mental Health Parity

2009-01-29T19:00:00Z

The Senate on Thursday passed HR 2, renewing and expanding the State Children's Health Insurance Program and extending critical mental health parity ...

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Obama May Be Looking at Gregg as Pick for Commerce Secretary

2009-01-28T19:00:00Z

Gregg came to the floor only briefly during a series of votes on legislation ( HR 2 ) expanding childrenâ€™s health insurance, ducking in and out of a ...

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Senate Rejects Republican SCHIP Amendment Requiring Coverage Of ...

2009-01-28T19:00:00Z

Under the expansion bill (HR 2), children in families with incomes of up to three times the federal poverty level would qualify for the program. ...

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Obama May Be Looking at Gregg as Commerce Secretary

2009-01-28T19:00:00Z

Gregg came to the floor only briefly during a series of votes on legislation ( HR 2 ) expanding childrenâ€™s health insurance, ducking in and out of a ...

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Senate Expected To Approve SCHIP Legislation Today

2009-01-28T19:00:00Z

Under the expansion bill (HR 2), children in families with incomes of up to three times the federal poverty level would qualify for the program. ...

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David McKay Trial Report: Days 1 and 2

2009-01-28T19:00:00Z

1:43 McKay: "too many ants around the candy bars, not going to mom's tonight. serious concern. too hot. will update in 1 hr" 2:13 Darby: "why do you keep ...

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Today on the Hill

2009-01-28T19:00:00Z

The Senate convenes at 9:30 am and resumes consideration of the Children Health Insurance Program reauthorization (HR 2). The Senate is expected to vote on ...

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Today on the Hill

2009-01-27T19:00:00Z

The Senate convenes at 10 am and will resume consideration of HR 2, the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization. Votes on amendments to the bill ...

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Senate Rejects Republican SCHIP Amendment Requiring Coverage of ...

2009-01-27T19:00:00Z

Under the expansion bill (HR 2), children in families with incomes of up to three times the federal poverty level would qualify for the program. ...

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Senate SCHIP Bill Will Include Coverage For Immigrant Children ...

2009-01-26T19:00:00Z

14 approved a SCHIP renewal and expansion bill (HR 2) that would extend benefits to about four million additional children and their parents, ...

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Loophole in House healthcare bill benefits illegals

2009-01-26T19:00:00Z

HR 2 is the new expanded version of the State Children's Health Insurance Program, or SCHIP. But the group Californians for Population Stabilization (CAPS) ...

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Today on the Hill

2009-01-26T19:00:00Z

The Senate will convene at 10 am and is expected to consider HR 2, the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization. The Senate also will swear in ...

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Obama Tries to Set a Bipartisan Tone in Trip to Meet With Hill ...

2009-01-26T19:00:00Z

14, when the House voted to expand the childrenâ€™s health insurance program ( HR 2 ) by a vote of 289-139, 40 Republicans joined 249 Democrats in support. ...

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Obama Tries to Set a Bipartisan Tone in Trip to Meet With Hill ...

2009-01-25T19:00:00Z

14, when the House voted to expand the childrenâ€™s health insurance program ( HR 2 ) by a vote of 289-139, 40 Republicans joined 249 Democrats in support. ...

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SCHIP Bill: Top 10 Changes for Congress to Consider

2009-01-25T19:00:00Z

HR 2, the "Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009" (CHIPRA), does not cap eligibility, so it is possible that a state can make ...

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Today on the Hill

2009-01-25T19:00:00Z

A vote on the nomination is expected around 6 pm The Senate also is expected to consider HR 2, the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act ...

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Exclusive: Federal Childrenâ€™s Health Insurance Expansion is a ...

2009-01-25T19:00:00Z

Under the SCHIP reauthorization and expansion legislation, HR 2, passed in the House of Representatives on January 14, 2009, the children of families of ...

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Editorial: Children's health should be priority

2009-01-23T19:00:00Z

The expansion bill (HR 2/S. 275) would preserve coverage for 6.7 million children already enrolled and add 3.9 million more (by increasing the federal tax ...

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House SCHIP Legislation Would Prohibit Construction Of New ...

2009-01-22T19:00:00Z

Legislation (HR 2, S 275) under consideration in Congress that would reauthorize and expand SCHIP "could spell financial trouble" for physician-owned ...

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Editorials, Opinion Pieces Address Recent House Passage Of SCHIP ...

2009-01-21T19:00:00Z

The House last week voted to approve a bill (HR 2) to renew and expand SCHIP to about four million additional children. The measure, which would be almost ...

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Amazing Phipps

2009-01-21T19:00:00Z

When she learns how to read, young Molly will learn that one vote her dad was unable to cast would have been a â€œyeaâ€* in support of HR 2, the bill to improve ...

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House SCHIP Legislation Would Prohibit Construction of New ...

2009-01-21T19:00:00Z

Legislation (HR 2, S 275) under consideration in Congress that would reauthorize and expand SCHIP "could spell financial trouble" for physician-owned ...

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Inside the Beltway

2009-01-20T19:00:00Z

When she learns how to read, young Molly will learn that one vote her dad was unable to cast would have been a â€œyeaâ€* in support of HR 2, the bill to improve ...

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Editorials, Opinion Pieces Address Recent House Passage of SCHIP ...

2009-01-20T19:00:00Z

The House last week voted to approve a bill (HR 2) to renew and expand SCHIP to about four million additional children. The measure, which would be almost ...

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City council to debate several contoversial issues on Jan. 22

2009-01-20T19:00:00Z

... proposal for reduction of metro fees to Hr 1.7 and other types of public transport to Hr 1.5 from the current Hr 2, according to Korrespondent.net. ...

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SCHIP approved by House

2009-01-19T19:00:00Z

The legislation â€” HR 2, the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act â€” reauthorizes SCHIP for four and a half years (through Fiscal Year ...

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Republican lawmakers propose cutting KidsCare; Congress dedicates ...

2009-01-19T19:00:00Z

The House bill - HR 2 - is similar to a package vetoed by President Bush in 2007, and would expand access to the state programs by allowing children from ...

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Children's Healthcare Bill Passes House

2009-01-18T19:00:00Z

HR 2, the bill to protect the health care coverage of 6 million children and extend it to 4 million more passed the House of Representatives. ...

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House Reauthorizes Children's Health Plan Vetoed By Bush

2009-01-18T19:00:00Z

The bill, HR 2 allows health coverage for children of families who make too much income to qualify for Medicaid but not enough to purchase Health Insurance. ...

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SCHIP expansion passes House of Representatives

2009-01-18T19:00:00Z

Unfortunately, the House passed this massive expansion of SCHIP, HR 2, by a vote of 289 - 139. It is now headed to the Senate and is expected to be one of ...

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SCHIP Bill Passes Senate Finance Committee

2009-01-18T19:00:00Z

The House passed a similar bill (HR 2) on Wednesday. The bill now goes to the floor, where Senate leaders are expected to amend Baucus' language into the ...

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How Connecticut's Legislative Delegation Voted

2009-01-17T19:00:00Z

â€¢GOP Health Plan: Members rejected, 179-247, a GOP alternative to HR 2 (above) that sought to prevent states from expanding children's health insurance ...

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Childrenâ€™s health care bill expected to be one of Obama's first ...

2009-01-17T19:00:00Z

The Childrenâ€™s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act (HR 2) was approved by a vote of 289-139. The bill is very similar to the legislation that ...

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Congressional Roll Call

2009-01-17T19:00:00Z

Vote 4: CHIP improvements: The House passed the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act, (HR 2) sponsored by Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., DN. ...

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Children's healthcare insurance comes before the US Senate again

2009-01-15T19:00:00Z

The House successfully passed their version of SCHIP (HR 2) on Jan. 15, 289-139. In this round of voting Thomas Petri, Republican joined the Democratic ...

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McKeon: Neediest kids lose out on health insurance

2009-01-15T19:00:00Z

WASHINGTON, DC â€¢ This weekâ€™s House passage of HR 2, the Childrenâ€™s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009, has left politicians bickering ...

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Opponents Use SCHIP Children's Health Care Bill to Attack ...

2009-01-14T19:00:00Z

The language contained in HR 2, the SCHIP reauthorization, will not allow hospitals to grow, seriously hampering them economically. ...

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Opponents Use SCHIP Children's Health Care Bill to Attack ...

2009-01-14T19:00:00Z

The language contained in HR 2, the SCHIP reauthorization, will not allow hospitals to grow, seriously hampering them economically. ...

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Barrow backs new CHIP bill

2009-01-14T19:00:00Z

The Childrenâ€™s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Reauthorization Act (HR 2) was approved by a vote of 289-139. The bill is essentially the same legislation ...

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SchÃ¼lerin Katharina gibt bei Profi-Musikern den Takt an

2009-01-14T19:00:00Z

Die Moderatorin von HR 2-Kultur, Karmen Mikovic, brachte charmant SchÃ¼ler und Musizierende ins GesprÃ¤ch. Auf dem etwa einstÃ¼ndigen Programm standen unter ...

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CNN's Sylvester misled on House SCHIP bill's effect on budget and ...

2009-01-14T19:00:00Z

But Sylvester did not mention that HR 2 does include a citizenship verification process in which states would use SCHIP applicants' names and Social ...

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Opponents Use SCHIP Children's Health Care Bill to Attack ...

2009-01-14T19:00:00Z

The language contained in HR 2, the SCHIP reauthorization, will not allow hospitals to grow, seriously hampering them economically. ...

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Stimulus Dialog Unlikely to Yield Big GOP Support

2009-01-14T19:00:00Z

Forty House Republicans joined 249 Democrats on Wednesday in voting to expand the State Childrenâ€™s Health Insurance Program ( HR 2 ), and that probably is ...

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Congressional Action Could Harm Physician Hospitals; Economic ...

2009-01-13T19:00:00Z

"HR 2 is punitive legislation and the physician hospital piece is an insignificant offset to the costs of SCHIP. It is hard to understand how Congress can ...

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Today on the Hill

2009-01-13T19:00:00Z

The House also will consider HR 2, SCHIP reauthorization and HR 384 TARP Reform and Accountability Act. The Senate convenes at 9:30 am to resume ...

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House Scheduled To Vote on SCHIP Bill Wednesday; Senate Committee ...

2009-01-13T19:00:00Z

The House on Wednesday is expected to pass legislation (HR 2) reauthorizing and expanding SCHIP to cover an additional 4.1 million children, the Washington ...

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Schauer Supports S-CHIP Bill

2009-01-13T19:00:00Z

"HR 2 will help children and families who are victims of our economic crisis," says Schauer. "100-thousand children in Michigan lack health insurance. ...

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Congressional Action Could Harm Physician Hospitals; Economic ...

2009-01-13T19:00:00Z

"HR 2 is punitive legislation and the physician hospital piece is an insignificant offset to the costs of SCHIP. It is hard to understand how Congress can ...

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Follow the Leaders: The Whip Team Grows

2009-01-13T19:00:00Z

Pelosi on SCHIP On the House floor, Speak Pelosi applauded today's passage of HR 2, the reauthorization of the State Children's Health Insurance Program, ...

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What a Difference An Election Makes - SCHIP Health Care for 11 ...

2009-01-13T19:00:00Z

Today, a strengthened Democratic Congress passed HR 2, the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) Reauthorization bill, by a strong bipartisan ...

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HR 2, Bipartisan Children's Health Bill, Will Provide Coverage to ...

2009-01-12T19:00:00Z

On Wednesday, the House will consider HR 2, State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) Reauthorization Act. This legislation reauthorizes news and ...

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