Republicans took the Children’s Health Insurance Program hostage late last year and into this year. Now, months after finally funding it, they're doing this:
The Government Accountability Office on Tuesday delivered a victory to the Trump administration by greenlighting a proposal to claw back more than $7 billion in unused cash from the Children’s Health Insurance Program. [...]
With that legal approval, the White House’s plan for so-called rescissions will likely retain its filibuster-proof powers in the GOP-controlled Senate, easing the way for potential passage with a simple majority vote.
Health care for kids used to be a bipartisan concern. Now it’s a target and a bargaining chip as far as Republicans are concerned.