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Roland Burris
U.S. Senate: Senator
Democratic Next Election Year: 2010

Education:
JD, Howard University School of Law BA, Political Science, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale Attended, International Law, University of Hamburg

Profession:
National Executive Director/Chief Operating Officer, Operation Push, 1977-1978 Administrative Officer, Central Management Services for the State of Illinois, Governor's Cabinet, 1973-1977 Vice President, Trust Tax Department/Commercial Lending Department, Continental Illinois National Bank, 1964-1973 National Bank Examiner, Comptroller of the Currency, United States Treasury Department, 1963-1964 Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, Burris and Lebed Consulting, Limited Liability Company

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Voting Record on Legislation Involving Family and Children Issues

(2009) HR 2 Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization and Expansion

Outcome: Bill Passed (66/32)

Summary: -Allows states to provide pregnancy-related assistance under CHIP for pregnant women whose income is at least 185 percent of their state's poverty level or at least 200 percent of the poverty level for children under 19 years of age (Sec. 111). -Phases out coverage of non-pregnant childless adults by prohibiting the approval or renewal of waivers after September 30, 2009, unless a state requests a one year extension (Sec. 112). -Expands CHIP coverage to children of families whose incomes would exceed 300% of the poverty line but for a general exclusion for blocks of income (Sec. 114). -Expands CHIP to allow states the option of covering children of legal immigrants and pregnant legal immigrants and allows them to bypass the normally required five-year waiting period before eligibility (Sec. 214). -Prohibits states from providing CHIP to any undocumented immigrants (Sec. 214, 605). -Increases the federal excise taxes on tobacco products, including raising the cigarette tax by $0.61 to $1 per pack, in order to fund CHIP (Sec. 701).

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Posted by: brad		Posted: 2009-09-16
another result of the illinois political machine. also voted to keep giving acorn millions of dollars even after the fox news undercover pimp and prostitute sting
Posted by: Karen Olsen		Posted: 2010-01-30
Fails to listen to constituents