House GOP Delays CHIP Floor Vote To Negotiate Offsets With Democrats

House Republicans are briefly delaying the floor vote on CHIP legislation to negotiate offsets with Democrats, according to a statement by House Energy & Commerce Chair Greg Walden (R-OR). The move is likely designed to strengthen House Republicans' hand with the Senate, a provider lobbyist said. Last week, the two parties spent hours at a House markup fighting over how to pay for funding the Children's Health Insurance Program another five years. “If we are unable to reach a deal...