Issue Position: Strong And Health Families
Interview
Issues: Health and Health Care
* Introduced and Passed Increased Funding for Every Woman Matters Program that provides breast and cervical cancer screening and treatment
* Supported expansion of State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) from 185 percent to 200 percent of poverty, maximizing federal dollars and insuring the health and well-being of children in Nebraska
* Supported legislation to allow family health care coverage to cover young adults up to age 29 as they transition into the work force
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