GOP presents Democrats a dilemma on whether they put immigration ahead of child healthcare

Washington Examiner:
House Republicans ramped up pressure to get Democrats to support a short-term deal to fund the government because it includes a six-year deal to fund the Children’s Health Insurance Program, with one saying the party is backing illegal immigrants over kids.

House Democratic leadership is telling members to vote no on a deal to fund the government until Feb. 16 partly because it does not include protections for “Dreamers,” who are young adults who entered the country illegally as children. Democrats have charged that Republicans are using CHIP to undermine Obamacare. It is an open question if Republicans have enough votes in their own conference for the funding deal.

But several Republicans used a press conference Wednesday to bash Democrats for not supporting a deal for CHIP, which provides insurance for about nine million low-income children.

“The Democrats would rather support illegal aliens as opposed to our American children,” said Rep. Ralph Abraham, R-La.

Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., a member of GOP leadership, said there is “no good reason to punish children today to keep Congress from passing" the continuing resolution.
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I am pretty sure the Democrats want both, but if they don't do a deal they are looking at getting neither choice.

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