Senator Roberts Votes to Keep Government Open and Fund Children's Health Insurance Program

Statement

U.S. Senator Pat Roberts today voted to keep the government open and to extend the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) for six more years.

"Kansans are sick and tired of the political games in Washington," Roberts said. "They are not interested in leverage or brinksmanship. They want certainty. They expect us to fulfill our Constitutional duty to fund the government.

"Just three months ago, I joined my colleagues on the Finance Committee in passing bipartisan legislation to extend the Children's Health Insurance Program for five years. Now we have the option of delivering six years, the longest extension in the history of the program. Unfortunately, that bipartisan support for this critical program has disappeared.

"While the minority is intent on the headlines from a shutdown, I will be working with my colleagues on a solution."

The Continuing Resolution Roberts supported would have funded the government for 30 days.

In Kansas, 79,000 children depend on CHIP. For more on CHIP, go here.

Senator Roberts' offices in Washington and Kansas will be open and serving constituents.

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