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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, Most employers have stopped offering traditional
3 pensions benefits and fewer than half of all workers have not
4 signed up for a 401(k) or other employer-sponsored retirement
5 savings plan; and
 
6     WHEREAS, For nearly two-thirds of the elderly, Social
7 Security provides the majority of their income; and
 
8     WHEREAS, Nearly half (45 percent) of all Americans believe
9 that they have not saved enough for retirement; and
 
10     WHEREAS, Most Americans (60 percent) are worried about
11 being able to afford health insurance over the next year; and
 
12     WHEREAS, Over half (53 percent) of American adults report
13 having to decrease savings and over one-third (37 percent) have
14 had difficulty paying bills in order to pay for health care
15 costs; and
 
16     WHEREAS, Partisan politics and ideological gridlock have
17 divided our leaders and prevented reasonable, common sense,
18 balanced solutions; therefore, be it
 
19     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL

 

 

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1 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2 CONCURRING HEREIN, that we stand with AARP's Divided We Fail
3 effort to amplify the voices of millions of Americans who
4 believe that health care and lifetime financial security are
5 the most pressing domestic issues facing our nation; and be it
6 further
 
7     RESOLVED, That we stand together to call on every candidate
8 seeking public office to provide a real plan of action and
9 commitment to ensuring that all Americans have access to
10 affordable, quality health care and peace of mind about their
11 lifetime financial security; and be it further
 
12     RESOLVED, That the Illinois General Assembly supports
13 AARP's Divided We Fail initiative; that we join in their
14 efforts to generate millions of voices for change; and that we
15 urge our leaders to deliver action and answers on health care
16 and lifetime financial security.