Young's fight for CHIP funding moves out of House

Iowa Congressman David Young this evening supported legislation passed out of the House of Representatives funding the Children's Health Insurance Program for six years and the federal government until February 16. The legislation also includes Missile Defense funding, delays in the Health Insurance Tax, Cadillac Tax, and Medical Device Tax.

After the vote, Congressman Young said the following: 

"After months of patchwork fixes and extensions, the Children's Health Insurance Program has gotten the long-term extension I've been asking for and working on for months. The Senate must now act to make sure the 85,000 Iowa children and their parents who rely on CHIP have access to the quality care they deserve.

"While I’m disappointed Congress has not passed fiscally responsible, long-term funding legislation until the end of the fiscal year, I supported the short-term spending bill because shutting down the government is bad governance. I remain committed to working with my colleagues to address the challenges we face including a long-term spending deal – this is what the people of Iowa expect and deserve from their government and it’s what I’ll continue fighting to deliver."

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Congressman Young has been a strong advocate for a long-term extension of CHIP funding for months, delivering floor speeches to his colleagues on December 14 (VIDEO) and January 9 (VIDEO).