House
Resolution
4
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Introduced
HOUSE
RESOLUTION
NO.
4
BY
MURPHY
A
Resolution
urging
Congress
to
protect
Medicare
in
the
1
upcoming
budget
debates.
2
WHEREAS,
just
as
America
has
pulled
back
from
the
3
fiscal
cliff,
another
crisis
looms
——
the
debate
over
4
the
future
of
Medicare;
and
5
WHEREAS,
95
percent
of
America’s
senior
citizens
——
6
almost
37
million
in
2008
——
get
their
health
coverage
7
through
Medicare;
and
8
WHEREAS,
many
proposed
changes
to
the
Medicare
9
system
would
reduce
or
delay
benefits,
alter
the
10
structure
of
this
critical
program,
or
force
our
11
seniors
to
bear
a
disproportionate
portion
of
the
12
deficit
reduction
burden;
and
13
WHEREAS,
some
plans
would
go
so
far
as
to
replace
14
Medicare
with
a
voucher
system;
NOW
THEREFORE,
15
BE
IT
RESOLVED
BY
THE
HOUSE
OF
REPRESENTATIVES,
That
16
the
House
of
Representatives
respectfully
requests
that
17
Iowa’s
congressional
delegation
work
to
prevent
any
18
cuts
in
the
Medicare
program;
and
19
BE
IT
FURTHER
RESOLVED,
That
the
Chief
Clerk
of
the
20
House
of
Representatives
shall
distribute
copies
of
21
this
resolution
to
the
members
of
Iowa’s
congressional
22
delegation.
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