San Antonio girl pleads for CHIP funding at U.S. Senate
“In an 11th-hour drive to rescue a nationwide children’s health program, 11-year-old Harmonie Flores-Brown of San Antonio gazed up at a microphone in an ornate Senate hearing room and described what might happen if Congress fails her. ‘Me and other kids depend on CHIP, and if it is taken away, I won’t be able to see,’ she said, describing her serious vision disorders. ‘We need the insurance, I need the insurance. So please don’t take it away.’”