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1 1 SENATE RESOLUTION NO.
1 2 BY BOLKCOM, GRONSTAL, CONNOLLY, DVORSKY, HATCH,
1 3 BEALL, QUIRMBACH, WARNSTADT, COURTNEY, KREIMAN,
1 4 KIBBIE, SENG, BLACK, RAGAN, HOLVECK, STEWART, DOTZLER,
1 5 DEARDEN, HORN, FRAISE, and McCOY
1 6 A Resolution identifying problems of Iowans in
1 7 meeting health care costs and calling upon candidates
1 8 for national office to provide proposals for
1 9 addressing the health care needs of Iowans and the
1 10 people of the United States.
1 11 WHEREAS, quality health care is quickly becoming
1 12 too costly for thousands of Iowans; and
1 13 WHEREAS, 70 percent of Iowans without health
1 14 insurance have a family member who is employed full-
1 15 time; and
1 16 WHEREAS, the health care costs of Iowa families
1 17 have increased by an average of 36 percent over the
1 18 past three years; and
1 19 WHEREAS, these problems exist for citizens
1 20 throughout the United States; NOW THEREFORE,
1 21 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, That the candidates
1 22 for national political office when present in this
1 23 state will be asked to provide their proposals for
1 24 addressing health coverage needs; and
1 25 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the candidates will
1 26 also be asked to identify how their proposals will
1 27 provide an affordable, basic health care plan for
1 28 everyone living in the United States that is similar
1 29 to the basic plan available to federal employees; and
1 30 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the candidates will be
2 1 asked to identify how their proposals will ensure that
2 2 everyone living in the United States, including but
2 3 not limited to employers, consumers, and local, state,
2 4 and federal governments, can make a responsible and
2 5 fair contribution to the cost of the health care plan;
2 6 and
2 7 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the candidates will be
2 8 asked to identify how their proposals will ensure that
2 9 everyone living in the United States will receive
2 10 health care coverage that is cost and medically
2 11 effective; and
2 12 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the candidates will be
2 13 asked to address how their proposals will control
2 14 health care costs.
2 15 LSB 1809XS 80
2 16 jp/sh/8
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