Democrats Cannot Use Budget Process To Expedite SCHIP Expansion

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Democrats Cannot Use Budget Process To Expedite SCHIP Expansion

" House and Senate Democrats will not have the ability to use the budget reconciliation process to expedite approval of legislation to expand SCHIP because the Senate parliamentarian has ruled that use of the process for that purpose is not germane, "

" reports. House and Senate negotiators next week will begin the reconciliation process for the fiscal year 2008 budget resolution. Among other proposals included in the budget resolution, Democrats seek to "

" funds for SCHIP by $50 billion over five years and block scheduled reductions in Medicare physician reimbursements. As a result of the decision by the Senate parliamentarian, the passage of legislation to implement
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