HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 58

BY  McCARTHY, MASCHER, R. OLSON, WILLEMS, WOLFE, GASKILL, RUNNING-MARQUARDT, WESSEL-KROESCHELL, LENSING, WINCKLER, T. TAYLOR, T. OLSON, PETERSEN, OLDSON, HALL, MURPHY, H. MILLER, KEARNS, BERRY, THEDE, THOMAS, COHOON, KELLEY, LYKAM, WITTNEBEN, ABDUL-SAMAD, M. SMITH, KRESSIG, JACOBY, HEDDENS, QUIRK, MUHLBAUER, WENTHE, ISENHART, HUNTER, STECKMAN, and KAJTAZOVIC

A Resolution opposing the Paul Ryan Medicare plan.

   WHEREAS, the United States Congress has recently debated and continues to consider the Paul Ryan Medicare plan; and
   WHEREAS, the Iowa House of Representatives disagrees with Governor Branstad on his public support of the Paul Ryan Medicare plan; and
   WHEREAS, the Paul Ryan Medicare plan would have a negative effect on America’s senior citizens: it would effectively end our current Medicare system, forcing many Iowa seniors to find coverage on their own, and for those unable to afford essential services, those seniors would pay almost double —— more than $12,510 a year, and forcing nearly 4 million seniors nationally to pay an additional $2.2 billion for prescription drugs next year alone; and
   WHEREAS, the Paul Ryan Medicare plan gives government the power to deny care; and
   WHEREAS, the Paul Ryan Medicare plan was called “radical” and “right-wing social engineering” by Newt Gingrich, former U.S. Speaker of the House; NOW THEREFORE,

   BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, That the House of Representatives respectfully expresses its opposition to the Paul Ryan Medicare plan, and requests that Iowa’s congressional delegation work to prevent its enactment into law; and

   BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives shall distribute copies of this resolution to the members of Iowa’s congressional delegation.