Lawmakers confident CHIP will be in spending bill

Published January 10, 2018 10:08pm ET



Republicans are increasingly confident that a five-year reauthorization for the Children’s Health Insurance Program will be included in a must-pass spending bill next week.

Rep. Fred Upton, R-Mich., told the Washington Examiner that he has been talking with House GOP leadership about including a five-year reauthorization. The measure has received support from various Republican groups, including the centrist Tuesday Group.

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