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91_HR0842
LRB9114453ACtm
1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, Prescription medications have become
3 increasingly difficult for all senior citizens and disabled
4 persons to afford; and
5 WHEREAS, Congress has introduced a comprehensive senior
6 prescription drug plan in HR 4680, the Medicare Rx 2000 Act;
7 and
8 WHEREAS, The Medicare Rx 2000 Act will work in
9 conjunction with the State's recently expanded Circuit
10 Breaker program to ensure that all Illinois' seniors and
11 disabled persons are able to afford needed prescription
12 medications; and
13 WHEREAS, The Medicare Rx 2000 Act strengthens Medicare
14 and provides prescription drug coverage for all senior
15 citizens and disabled Americans; and
16 WHEREAS, The Medicare Rx 2000 Act focuses on 3 key
17 principles: coverage affordable for all, available for all,
18 and voluntary for all - regardless of income; and
19 WHEREAS, The Medicare Rx 2000 Act protects all senior
20 citizens and disabled Americans on 2 major fronts, it helps
21 them maintain their health by lowering drug prices and it
22 ensures that by capping high out-of-pocket drug costs they
23 are not robbed of their nest-egg in the face of serious
24 illness; therefore, be it
25 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
26 NINETY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
27 we urge the United States Congress to pass and the President
28 to sign the Medicare Rx 2000 Act; and be it further
29 RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be delivered to
30 the President of the United States, the President pro tempore
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1 of the U.S. Senate, and the Speaker of the U.S. House of
2 Representatives.