Toomey: Trump’s Plan to Roll Back Spending Would Not Hurt Children’s Health Insurance
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Trump's Plan to Roll Back Spending Would Not Hurt Children's Health Insurance By Senator
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Following the president's rescissions proposal, it's not surprising there has been some confusion surrounding what it would and would not do. The term "rescission" itself is budgetary jargon rarely heard outside the beltway, and it is apparently rarely understood even within it.
That's why it's worth clarifying the most controversial--and most mischaracterized--component of the president's request: the
The key point to know is this: The rescission would not cut spending on children's health insurance or reduce coverage in any way. Let me repeat: Not a single child would lose care and not a single hospital or doctor would lose a dime.
But don't take my word for it. This fact has been confirmed by the nonpartisan
These rescissions instead prevent
Let me explain.
Every single year since 2011,
Each time
This intentional overfunding makes it possible for
That unrelated spending would, by itself, be blocked because it would violate spending limits. But by rescinding spending from the
This gimmick adds up. According to the nonpartisan
An even more specific example of this budgetary legerdemain occurs with something called the
Since 2009,
It would be too generous to presume that critics of the president's proposal have suffered a simple lapse of memory. On
The fact of the matter is
The president's proposal is simple: Let's fully fund children's health insurance. His plan would even leave
But by rescinding funds that will never be used on children's health insurance, the president is also proposing that
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