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In reply to the discussion: The Clinton Administration OPPOSED SCHIP. People here are trying to re-spin the history of SCHIP. [View all]uponit7771
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The Clinton Administration OPPOSED SCHIP. People here are trying to re-spin the history of SCHIP. [View all]
Baobab
May 2016
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And this poster knows that, yet is till posting lies! Also claiming trade deals killed SCHIP when
bettyellen
May 2016
#5
The rules are very complicated but they include a "standstill" on new finacial services
Baobab
May 2016
#12
CHIP is an ongoing program that has been expanded in the years past your citations. Period.
bettyellen
May 2016
#13
But in 1994-1995 Biil Clinton signed GATS, and GATS threatens SCHIP, Medicare and Medicaid
Baobab
May 2016
#46
Maybe because the Understanding on Committment in Financial Services was right around the corner
Baobab
May 2016
#14
More likely, it is the best health care reform they could get at the time -- for children.
Hoyt
May 2016
#27
Why are you and perhaps a few others seemingly the only persons who see my posts about trade deals.
Baobab
May 2016
#30
No one understands your posts about GATS, nor does anyone believe a law passed in the 1990s will
Hoyt
May 2016
#33
You're trying to portray me as some kind of outlier but the fact is, these deals are opposed
Baobab
May 2016
#34
Not trying to portray you as anything. You asked my opinion why no one reads your posts on GATS.
Hoyt
May 2016
#36
What the Hillary supporters mean by that is that at one point Hillary must have said she was strong
pdsimdars
May 2016
#32
What amounts to a global war on children's health for big corpos began under Clints
Baobab
May 2016
#25
CHIP still exists and has been EXPANDED despite your eight year old link saying it is doomed. OP is
bettyellen
May 2016
#6
Why are you arguing CHIP is not successful or has been expanded? Facts are stubborn things.
bettyellen
May 2016
#22
If you can find the Baucus hearings from 2009, buried in there there are some very imteresting
Baobab
May 2016
#35
Kennedy gave her a whole lot of credit for CHIP, until he was backing Obama after which he soft
bettyellen
May 2016
#16
"program wouldn’t be in existence today if we didn’t have Hillary pushing for it " EM Kennedy
bettyellen
May 2016
#19
They did say in their article that it was politics that caused the lack of support in the first go
vintx
May 2016
#24
Minimum wage will be increased in a year as long as Trump does not win. The crap you post is not
bettyellen
May 2016
#49
They were pushing GATS, which literally eliminates the rights to health and education for corporatio
Baobab
May 2016
#28
Im surprised Factcheck would not clarify that too, but thanks for the fuller explanation.
bettyellen
May 2016
#62
The trade policy picture is complicated. Which is shown by this document from Maine.
Baobab
May 2016
#21
"program wouldn’t be in existence today if we didn’t have Hillary pushing for it" -Edward Kennedy
bettyellen
May 2016
#20
You "remember this" but can;t find a single citation to back up her "opposition". Shame on you.
bettyellen
May 2016
#23
Countries cannot propose or maintain any law or policy that is inconsistent with the FTA
Baobab
May 2016
#39
In fact if you read about teh GATS trade deal in 1994, you'll see that it conflicts with SCHIP
Baobab
May 2016
#50