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Congress Votes to Avoid Shutdown, Preserve Important Services for Montanans

Press Release

Date: Dec. 21, 2017
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Health Insurance Government Budget and Spending

U.S. Senator Steve Daines today voted to avoid a government shut down and to preserve and protect services import to Montana's children, seniors, and local communities.

"This is a necessary vote to keep the government open and to fund CHIP,"said Daines.

Additionally, the bill will:

Provide $2.85 billion for the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP)
Provide $550 million in funding for Community Health Centers.
Prevent $23 million in cuts to mineral royalty penalties.
Prevent cuts to Medicare.
Provide $4.7 billion in funding for missile defense and other defense priorities.


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