Comments | kdm23: SCHIP PASSED WITH ICHIA

kdm23

Jan 29, 2009 22:27

That means that legal immigrant kids won't have to wait five years before they can get covered by public programs, and 11 million kids and their families will have this safety net. This has been a ten year fight for advocates and nearly two years for me in my current job. I started to cry at dinner when I got the email--I wasn't watching CSPAN ( Read more... )

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Yay! abfarrer January 30 2009, 12:44:17 UTC

Congrats!!

Re: Yay! kdm23 January 30 2009, 19:23:41 UTC

Thank you! I've cried several times now, with joy.

secretlifeof_em January 30 2009, 13:35:50 UTC

that's awesome kara! congrats!

kdm23 January 30 2009, 19:23:59 UTC

Thank you, bunny! I can't tell you how happy I am.

Woohoo! erinaf January 30 2009, 17:57:23 UTC

Awesome Congrats!

Re: Woohoo! kdm23 January 30 2009, 19:24:47 UTC

Thanks, E! I am so happy! I was just started to wonder if my work really WAS making a difference in real people's lives. This will. :)