PRINTER'S NO. 1302
No. 199 Session of 2005
INTRODUCED BY WASHINGTON, JAMES, WATERS, BARRAR, LEDERER, BEBKO-
JONES, BENNINGHOFF, BISHOP, BLACKWELL, BOYD, CALTAGIRONE,
YOUNGBLOOD, TIGUE, THOMAS, MARKOSEK, PALLONE, PISTELLA,
READSHAW, JOSEPHS, HERSHEY AND FREEMAN, MARCH 29, 2005
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, MARCH 29, 2005
A RESOLUTION
1 Supporting legislation that offers incentives to small
2 businesses to offer health insurance to employees.
3 WHEREAS, Small business is the life blood of the economy; and
4 WHEREAS, In the present economy, major early retirements,
5 layoffs and other work separations are on the rise; and
6 WHEREAS, Many of the persons separated from work in the
7 corporate sector will find difficulty in the short-term
8 reconnecting and will use their skills to start small
9 businesses; and
10 WHEREAS, Small businesses suffer extreme difficulty in making
11 insurance available to their employees; therefore be it
12 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives encourage support
13 of legislation that offers incentives to small businesses to
14 offer health insurance to employees.
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