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The Democratic Congress is determined to send President Bush a bill expanding the federal program that provides health coverage to middle-class families.(The Week)(George W. Bush)(Brief article)

National Review

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The Democratic Congress is determined to send President Bush a bill expanding the federal program that provides health coverage to middle-class families. The program was originally designed to aid children whose parents made too much money to qualify for Medicaid but still had trouble getting insurance. Under the Democrats' proposals, the program would cover children from families making three times the poverty level--and in many cases the parents too. The program traps low-income workers in a classic "poverty trap": If they work hard to get a raise, ...

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