Senate Resolution 17 PAG LIN 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