Debbie Stabenow just voted to both end CHIP and shut down the government, denying funding to vital government services, including critical national defense programs.
Stabenow’s decision to shut down the government for purely political reasons is completely reckless. This shutdown is the result of Stabenow and her Democrat colleagues’ loyalty to liberal Democratic Party leadership, and comes at the expense of troops, taxpayers and hardworking Americans.
Just last month Stabenow said she would move CHIP “forward as quickly and whatever way we can. Whatever bill is moving we would love to see it attached.” But when she had the chance, Stabenow voted against a six-year extension to the program, jeopardizing health insurance for 82,693 Michigan children.
“Debbie Stabenow had to choose between doing what’s best for Michigan and playing partisan games, and she chose the latter,” said NRSC Communications Director Katie Martin. “By voting against extending CHIP, critical funding for our troops and programs families rely on, Stabenow is once again proving that her loyalty lies with her liberal colleagues in Washington, not with Michigan.”