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Controversial seriously consequential policy in washington, the chip program which nobody is against, which provides health insurance to 9 million kids and lots of pregnant women, that chip program did finally get reupped. republicans had let that program expire in september. again, this is not a controversial program, at all. which means they could have held a vote to reauthorize this any time in the past year, let alone since it expired but until we have this ridiculous three-day shut down this weekend, they wouldn't do it. but now they have. chip reauthorized for six years. this means paren...

But in terms of concrete consequences, here is the best i can tell. the government is funded again for 17 more days. so that's why i say we're maybe shutting down again two weeks from thursday on february 8th. the chip program, which is almost literally the least controversial seriously consequential policy in washington, the chip program which nobody is against, which provides health insurance to 9 million kids and lots of pregnant women, that chip program did finally get re-upped. republicans had let that program expire in september. again, this is not a controversial program, at all. which ...