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    Bush Accuses Democrats of Politics on Child Health Bill

    At a press conference today, President Bush got ahead of the Congress, anticipating that it will send him an expansion the State Children's Health Insurance Program .  With an increase in the cigarette tax, the SCHIP bill would subsidize health insurance for kids whose parents make as much as $80,000 a year.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    At a press conference today, President Bush got ahead of the Congress, anticipating that it will send him an expansion the State Children's Health Insurance Program. With an increase in the cigarette tax, the SCHIP bill would subsidize health insurance for kids whose parents make as much as $80,000 a year. Sheryl Gay Stolberg covers the White House for the New York Times.

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    Managing the Economy; Civil Rights in Louisiana
    1. 1:35Bush Accuses Democrats of Politics on Child Health BillYou’re reading this
    2. 7:40Who Will Gain from the Fed's Interest Rate Cut?
    3. 31:31Thousands Demonstrate for 'Jena 6'
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Frances Anderton

      architecture critic and author

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      Katie Cooper

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      Dan Konecky

      Producer, To the Point

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      Sheryl Gay Stolberg

      New York Times Washington Correspondent who covers health policy

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    Managing the Economy; Civil Rights in Louisiana
    1. 1:35Bush Accuses Democrats of Politics on Child Health BillYou’re reading this
    2. 7:40Who Will Gain from the Fed's Interest Rate Cut?
    3. 31:31Thousands Demonstrate for 'Jena 6'
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