| In a post on The Red State blog, a recent ad by Frank Madla says that he helped created the CHIP program. However, he only co-authored the orignial bill.
On Daily Kos post about the Ciro-Cuellar debate at Sunset Station, Cuellar asserts, "The CHIP [Children's Health Insurance Plan] is a Texas program that I started."
According to the official Texas Lege website, Cuellar was simply a cosponsor. (Thanks to The Red State for the link)
And yet there is still a third possible source: Fort Worth Mayor and former State Senator, Mike Moncrief (D). According to the mayor's website, "...he has been recognized nationally for authoring the Texas Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)..." |
