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After congressional Republicans scored a major victory with their tax reform bill on Wednesday, despite the apocalyptic hyperbole of the Democrats and their media lackeys, NBC was looking ahead and began to lay the groundwork for their future screeds against Republicans. During NBC Nightly News, anchor Lester Holt and Correspondent Kasie Hunt gave their viewers a preview of what they’re going to target the GOP over next: Their heartlessness in not funding the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
“And the tax overhaul may be done, but Congress's end of the year to do list includes urgent matters like resolving funding for a major children's health insurance program and preventing a government shutdown,” announced Holt following their two segments on tax reform. “Money runs out on Friday, so as Kasie Hunt reports, there is no time to waste.”
Hunt began her report with telling the story of Reynolds family were “five of their 10 children rely on the Children's Health Insurance Program to cover $100,000 in health care costs each year.” Their mother told Hunt that for them, CHIP meant life or death.
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