Senator Richard Blumenthal was in Danbury yesterday afternoon to hear firsthand how Danbury children would be harmed should Congress fail to extend the Children’s Health Insurance Program.  He visited the Greater Danbury Community Health Center and urged Congressional action to protect healthcare for 17,000 Connecticut children and 9 million nationwide.  In late December, Congress approved a continuing resolution that provided a short, temporary extension of funding for CHIP. Without additional funding, Blumenthal says Connecticut will be forced to close the program at the end of next month—kicking thousands of low-income children off health insurance.