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Wednesday, May 23, 2007

Emergency funding for PeachCare

Georgia’s PeachCare health insurance program for poor children is getting some help from Congress.

Congressional budget writers have agreed to provide stopgap funding for PeachCare, which is running out of federal money.

The money is included in a war spending package, over objections from the White House.

Congress hopes the bill will head to President George Bush by week’s end.

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