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| https://www.moran.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2017/12/ksnt-moran-visits-local-hospital-discusses-chip | KSNT: Moran visits local hospital, discusses CHIP | 2017-12-27 | 2017 | 2017-12 | Republican | House | KS | Jerry Moran | M000934 | www.moran.senate.gov | legacy | KSNT Courtney Ryan TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) U.S. Senator Jerry Moran is back in Kansas while Congress is on the holiday break. On Wednesday, Moran visited the University of Kansas Health System St. Francis Campus. How we deliver healthcare in Kansas determines a lot of about the future of our state, Moran said. Moran saidwhen he returns to D.C. hell continue to push Congress to find a long-termfunding solution for the CHIP program. CHIP is insurance forchildren whose parents dont qualify for Medicaid, but cant afford private health insurance.Kansas has enough money to fund the program through March. So we get ride of the uncertainty, no family oughtto be worried whether CHIP is going to be available for their children, said Moran. When it comes to theGOP tax plan, which mirrors part of the 2012 Kansas tax plan,Moran explained its effects areexcepted to bedifferent because the U.S. economy is better. What were after and what every city in Kansas and what every citizen of our country needs are more jobs, better paying jobs higher paying jobs, more secure jobs, and jump starting the economy can be so beneficial to so many people, he said. However,the Kansas Democratic Party doesnt agree. This essentially re-runs the same things that Governor Brownback tried and we know in Kansas it just hasnt worked. So there is very little reason to believe that itll work on the federal level, said Ethan Corson, the executive director for the Kansas Democratic Party. Moran also addressed the hold-up with Gov. Sam Brownbacks nomination to serve as Ambassador at-large for International ReligiousFreedom. Part of this has been the slowness of democrats in-particular to approve nominations generally, said Moran.I dont think there is any question about what he would be confirmed, but the process can take longer unless there cooperation from all Senators. Moran addedwhen the Senate gets back to work in 2018 one of the top priorities is finding a way to fund the federal government. Click here to read more. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |