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• The New State of Children's Health Care

  Soon after President Obama signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act into law, the newly empowered Democratic Congress has once again signaled their commitment to what they’re calling “women and children first.” The Senate voted 66-to-32 to expand the State Children's Health Insurance Program to cover four million currently uninsured children by 2013. A tobacco tax will be used to pay for the increase in the federal program. Read More... Posted Jan 30 2009, 11:30 AM by Hannah Tennant-Moore with | with 10 comment(s) Filed under: children, kids, health, immigrants, health care, legislation, medicaid, House, obama, John McCain, congress, senate, critics, president obama, federal programs, job losses, state children's health insurance program, federal assistance, uninsuranced children, access to health care, tobacco tax, family income, health bill passed, private insurance, democratic congress, socialized medecine, poverty level, children's health care bill, children's health care