PORTLAND, OR – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley, Governor Kate Brown, Congressman Earl Blumenauer, and Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici on Friday will hold a rally calling on Congress to stop holding hostage the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and to pass the bipartisan bill that would reauthorize the program.
Funding for CHIP expired on September 30, 2017, because Congress failed to extend funding for the program. Every single state in America has a CHIP program. Oregon’s program, called Oregon Healthy Kids, in 2016 helped more than 140,000 children access health care. Thanks to CHIP, 23,075 children from the Portland metro area last year were able to access check-ups, immunizations, dental care, doctors’ visits, and other important health care services.
WHO: Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley
Oregon Governor Kate Brown
Congressman Earl Blumenauer (OR-03)
Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01)
WHAT: Public rally
WHERE: World Trade Center front steps, 121 SW Salmon St., Portland
WHEN: 11 a.m. PT, Friday, Jan. 5, 2018
RSVP: Media are asked to RSVP to Sara Hottman, state communications director, at [email protected], so that everyone can be accommodated. The event will also be live-streamed on Sen. Merkley’s Facebook page.
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Sara Hottman
State Communications Director
Office of Senator Jeff Merkley
121 SW Salmon St.
Portland, OR 97204 | (503) 326-3386
