According to news reports, the House will likely vote Tuesday Sept. 25. on whether to expand the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). The Senate plans to vote Thursday. (Source: "Congress nears key votes on health care," Associated Press, Sept. 24, 2007.) For previous coverage of the debate on expanding SCHIP to include children in families at higher income levels, see here and here.
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