WELL, HI, I'M JIMMY.
AND THIS IS BILLY.
I WAS OUT LAST WEEK BECAUSE THIS
GUY HAD HEART SURGERY.
BUT LOOK, HE'S FINE, EVERYBODY.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
HE MAY HAVE POOPED, BUT HE'S
FINE.
I WANT TO THANK CHRIS PRATT AND
TRACEE ELLIS ROSS AND NEIL
PATRICK HARRIS AND MELISSA
McCARTHY FOR FILLING IN FOR US
LAST WEEK.
THEY EACH GAVE A FULL DAY OF
THEIR BUSY LIVES TO GIVE ME TIME
OFF AND I'M GRATEFUL TO THEM FOR
DOING THAT.
AND DADDY CRIES ON TV, BUT BILLY
DOESN'T.
IT'S UNBELIEVABLE.
[ LAUGHTER ]
[ APPLAUSE ]
AND WE ALSO WANT TO THANK THE
VERY BRIGHT AND TALENTED DOCTORS
AND NURSES AT CHILDREN'S
HOSPITAL FOR -- WHO TREATED
BILLY, AND NOT JUST BILLY, BUT
MANY KIDS WITH SO MUCH CARING
AND COMPASSION.
CHILDREN FROM EVERY INCOME LEVEL
WHOSE HEALTH IS ESPECIALLY
THREATENED RIGHT NOW BECAUSE OF
SOMETHING YOU'VE NEVER HEARD OF,
IT'S CALLED C.H.I.P.
IT'S THE CHILDREN'S HEALTH
INSURANCE PROGRAM.
IT COVERS AROUND 9 MILLION
AMERICAN KIDS WHOSE PARENTS MAKE
TOO MUCH MONEY TO QUALIFY FOR
MEDICAID BUT DON'T HAVE ACCESS
TO COVERAGE, AFFORDABLE COVERAGE
THROUGH THEIR JOBS, WHICH MEANS
IT ALMOST CERTAINLY COVERS
CHILDREN YOU KNOW.
ABOUT ONE IN EIGHT CHILDREN ARE
COVERED ONLY BY C.H.I.P.
IT'S NOT CONTROVERSIAL.
IT'S NOT A PARTISAN THING.
THE LAST TIME FUNDING WAS
AUTHORIZED WAS 2015 AND PASSED
WITH A VOTE OF 392-7 IN THE
HOUSE AND OVERWHELMINGLY
DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS
SUPPORTED IT UNTIL NOW.
NOW C.H.I.P. HAS BECOME A
BARGAINING CHIP.
IT'S AN THE BACK BURNER WHILE
THEY WORK OUT THE NEW TAX PLANS.
CHILDREN OF PARENTS WITH CANCER,
DIABETES AND HEART PROBLEMS ARE
ABOUT TO GET LETTERS SAYING
THEIR COVERAGE COULD BE CUT OFF
NEXT MONTH.
MERRY CHRISTMAS, RIGHT?
SO THIS HAPPENED BECAUSE
CONGRESS, ABOUT 72 DAYS AGO,
FAILED TO APPROVE FUNDING FOR
C.H.I.P. SINCE THE FIRST TIME IT
WAS CREATED TWO DECADES AGO.
THIS IS LITERALLY A LIFE AND
DEATH PROGRAM FOR AMERICAN KIDS.
IT'S ALWAYS HAD BIPARTISAN
SUPPORT.
BUT THIS YEAR THEY LET THE MONEY
FOR IT EXPIRE WHILE THEY WORK ON
GETTING TAX CUTS FOR THEIR
BILLIONAIRE AND MILLIONAIRE
DONORS.
IMAGINE GETTING THAT LETTER
LITERALLY NOT KNOWING HOW YOU
WILL AFFORD TO SAVE YOUR CHILD'S
LIFE.
I'VE IN ENOUGH OF THIS.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT COULD BE MORE
DISGUSTING THAN PUTTING A TAX
CUT THAT MOSTLY GOES TO RICH
PEOPLE AHEAD OF THE LIVES OF
CHILDREN.
WHY HASN'T C.H.I.P. BEEN FUNDED
ALREADY?
IF THESE WERE POTATO CHIPS THEY
WERE TAKING AWAY FROM US, WE'D
BE MARCHING ON WASHINGTON WITH
SPEARS RIGHT NOW.
MAKE TWO PHONE DACALLS.
JAM THE HOUSE AND SENATE PHONES.
TELL THEM TO TAKE A BREAK FROM
TAX FUNDS AND FULLY FUND
C.H.I.P. IMMEDIATELY.
CALL YOUR REPRESENTATIVES AT
THIS NUMBER.
LEAVE MESSAGES FOR BOTH OF THEM.
THEY NEED TO FUND C.H.I.P. NOW.
AND FRIDAY IS THE DAY TO CHOOSE
THE AFFORDABLE CARE PROGRAM.
DESPITE WHAT TRUMP SAYS, PEOPLE
QUALIFY FOR A REDUCED RATE OR
TOTALLY FREE PLANS.
IF YOU DON'T HAVE HEALTH N, GO
TO HEALTHCARE.COM AND GET IT.
YOU HAVE TO DO IT BY DECEMBER
15th.
IF YOU DON'T DO IT, YOU'LL PAY A
PENALTY OF AT LEAST $695 NEXT
YEAR IF YOU DON'T HAVE
INSURANCE.
RIGHT, BILLY, DO IT.
BILLY IS DOING GREAT, BY THE
WAY.
HE HAS ONE MORE SURGERY.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
AND THIS IS AMAZING.
HE HAD AN OPERATION A WEEK AGO.
THEY SAY HE'S PROBABLY ON TRACK
TO WIN AT LEAST A BRONZE MEDAL
IN THE OLYMPICS IN 2036.
BY THE WAY, GUILLERMO, YOU WANT
TO COME TAKE BILLY FROM ME?
>> Guillermo: YES, SIR.
>> Jimmy: OKAY.
IT'S STARTING TO GET A LITTLE --
AND CHANGE HIM, TOO, WHILE
YOU'RE AT IT.
DON'T GET HIM UNDER THE ARMS.
REMEMBER, BACK TO FRONT.
OKAY?
ALL RIGHT.
THERE YOU GO.
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