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SCHIP Vote Starts To Ripple Across Country

Today, the Senate passed the expansion of the State Children's Health Insurance Program with a veto-proof 69 votes, including 18 Republicans. Meanwhile, the fallout from the House vote is beginning to ripple across the country. The Montgomery (AL) Advertiser leads its...

The Cost of College: A Win for the Good Guys

What a difference a year makes. The Republican-controlled 109th Congress doubled student interest rates and cut $12 billion out of student aid. The new Democratic 110th Congress has cut the student interest rates and put $20 billion into aid programs. The money comes...

Desperate Conservatives Try To Save Face on SCHIP

Conservatives are continuing to sweat. They clearly realize that they have failed to sell their misinformation about the proposed expansion of the State Children's Health Insurance Program. Now, panicked that voters will remember on Election Day who stood for kids and...

Morning After Regrets?

The morning after 159 congresspeople voted against the people's will, and sought to deny more health insurance for kids, might they be feeling any regrets? Time Magazine blogger Karen Tumulty writes: Democrats have been handed what could be a powerful issue going into...

159 Congresspeople Vote For Bad Government and Sicker Kids

The House passed the expansion of the State Children's Health Insurance Program last night, 265-159. 40 Republicans and four Democrats -- who last month voted against healthy kids -- now felt the pressure, recognized that the conservative misinformation campaign was a...

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