Senator John Kennedy discusses CHIP funding, possible run for governor with WBRZ

BATON ROUGE - Sen. John Kennedy visited WBRZ Friday, saying he will not vote against CHIP funding, a program for needy children.He believes the fight to renew the popular program is being used as political leverage to also get controversial legislation passed.“CHIP will be reauthorized. There’s no disagreement on that point. This is phantom politics, and it’s disgraceful,” Kennedy said in an earlier interview with CNN. “CHIP is a good deal for t