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Virginia’s state Senate advanced a bill out of committee on Thursday night that would extend state-funded health insurance to illegal immigrants. SB 231, also called the “Cover All Kids” Act, advanced out of the Virginia Senate committee on Finance and Appropriations, according to legislative records. The law, if passed, would “provide state-funded comprehensive health care coverage” to low-income individuals under the age of 19 who would otherwise be eligible for such programs “but for their immigration status.” It passed out of committee on a near party-line vote, with 10 Democrats and one R…

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