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Headline Roundup May 8th, 2018

President Trump Proposes $7 Billion Cut to Children's Health Insurance Program

Summary from the AllSides News Team

President Trump has proposed cutting $7 billion from the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) as a part of the $15 billion spending clawback. Many on the Left have come out against the proposal saying that it will hurt low-income families. However, some on the Right point out that a large portion of that CHIP funding ($5 billion) is 2017 funding that has expired, and that Democrats previously agreed to rescind CHIP funding as a part of the March omnibus.

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The Trump Administration Wants to Cancel $7 Billion from a Children's Health Insurance Program
The Trump Administration Wants to Cancel $7 Billion from a Children's Health Insurance Program

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President Donald Trump’s administration is asking Congress to cancel $15 billion in unspent government funds, including $7 billion from the Children’s Health Insurance Program, a senior administration official said Monday.

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Didn’t Dems Vote To Rescind CHIP Funding In March?
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Democrats are firing on all cylinders Tuesday, roasting the Trump administration’s plans to roll back $15 billion in previously allocated funding because it requests Congress claw back money from the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP).

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Trump proposes $15 billion spending cuts, targets children's health program
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U.S. President Donald Trump will request a package of $15 billion in spending cuts from Congress on Tuesday, including some $7 billion from the Children’s

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