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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, | ||||||
| 3 | was signed into law by
President Barack Obama on March 23, | ||||||
| 4 | 2010; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, The goal of the Affordable Care Act was to give | ||||||
| 6 | more Americans access to affordable,
quality health insurance | ||||||
| 7 | by expanding the affordability, quality, and availability of | ||||||
| 8 | private and
public health insurance; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, The Affordable Care Act helps young people by | ||||||
| 10 | letting them stay on their parents'
healthcare plan until the | ||||||
| 11 | age of 26; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, The Affordable Care Act expanded Medicaid to | ||||||
| 13 | millions of people in the states that chose to
expand the | ||||||
| 14 | program; and | ||||||
| 15 | WHEREAS, The Affordable Care Act helps those who need | ||||||
| 16 | health insurance the most by
requiring all insurers to cover | ||||||
| 17 | people with pre-existing conditions; and | ||||||
| 18 | WHEREAS, The Affordable Care Act has drastically decreased | ||||||
| 19 | the number of uninsured
Americans; and | ||||||
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| 1 | WHEREAS, It is estimated that, as of 2016, 20 million | ||||||
| 2 | additional Americans have health insurance
because of the | ||||||
| 3 | Affordable Care Act; and | ||||||
| 4 | WHEREAS, For the year 2017, near1y 500,000 Illinoisans | ||||||
| 5 | applied for healthcare coverage
provided under the Affordable | ||||||
| 6 | Care Act; and | ||||||
| 7 | WHEREAS, In June of 2012, the Affordable Care Act was | ||||||
| 8 | deemed constitutional by the United
States Supreme Court; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, President Donald Trump and Congress have | ||||||
| 10 | discussed repealing the Affordable
Care Act but have offered no | ||||||
| 11 | plan to replace it; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Repealing the Affordable Care Act would be | ||||||
| 13 | detrimental to the lives of millions of
Americans; therefore, | ||||||
| 14 | be it
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| 15 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 16 | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 17 | urge President Donald Trump and Congress to cease their efforts | ||||||
| 18 | to repeal the Affordable Care Act; and be it further
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| 19 | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | ||||||
| 20 | delivered to President Donald Trump, U.S.
Senate Majority | ||||||
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| 1 | Leader Mitch McConnell, Speaker of the U.S. House of | ||||||
| 2 | Representatives
Paul Ryan, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin, U.S. | ||||||
| 3 | Senator Tammy Duckworth, and all members of the Illinois | ||||||
| 4 | Congressional Delegation.
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