Democrats are moving closer to a political victory on children's health insurance with lawmakers citing the struggling economy as another reason to expand government-sponsored coverage.
The Senate is expected to vote later Thursday on legislation that would spend $31.5 billion more over the next 4 1/2 years on the State Children's Health Insurance Program.
The additional money would help add about 4 million uninsured children to the program and admit 2.4 million more kids whose parents would otherwise be buying private insurance.
Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., said on the Senate floor he couldn't think of a higher priority for families than making …
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