Bargaining CHIP

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Since 1997, the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) has offered a comprehensive, affordable, children’s health insurance option to families that may not qualify for Medicare but cannot afford or are not eligible for employer-sponsored health insurance. Around the country, almost 9 million American children are covered by various CHIP programs. However, federal funding for the program ran out on September 30. As of press time, Congressional Republicans accused of holding the program hostage have decided to put a Band-Aid on the problem, but it’s time to fight for a more meaningful solution.

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Congressional Shenanigans

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Congress has procrastinated on its projects, and this week it faces frenetic deadlines. A new budget for the federal government was supposed to be approved to start October 1, but Congress pushed that deadline to this Friday, December 22. If a new budget isn’t approved by then, there will be a(nother) federal government shutdown. 

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Free and Fair Elections

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Over 6 million American citizens are unable to vote for one reason: they have been convicted of a felony. Regardless of time served or the nature of the crime, they are disenfranchised. A disproportionate number of them are people of color. Due to historical and ongoing inequities of justice, felony disenfranchisement hits communities of color (especially black communities) the hardest. How can we regain voting access for millions of Americans?

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