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- Budget office cuts cost estimate of children's insurance9 Jan 2018—Fox BusinessWASHINGTON – Congress' official budget analysts have eased one stumbling block to lawmakers' fight over renewing a program that provides health insurance for nearly 9 million low-income children. The Congressional Budget Office says a Senate bill adding five years of financing to the program would cost $800 million. Previously, the analysts estimated it would cost $8.2 billion. That means lawmakers should find it much easier to agree to a way to pay for extending the program. The lower cost...
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