PRINTER'S NO. 1769
No. 276 Session of 2005
INTRODUCED BY STURLA, BEBKO-JONES, BELARDI, BELFANTI, BISHOP,
CALTAGIRONE, CAWLEY, CORRIGAN, COSTA, CRUZ, DALEY, DERMODY,
DeWEESE, DONATUCCI, FABRIZIO, GERGELY, GINGRICH, GOODMAN,
HARHAI, HERMAN, HERSHEY, HESS, JAMES, KOTIK, LEDERER,
MANDERINO, MANN, MUSTIO, PALLONE, RAMALEY, READSHAW, ROONEY,
SAINATO, SANTONI, SHANER, STABACK, TANGRETTI, E. Z. TAYLOR,
TIGUE, TRUE, WHEATLEY, YOUNGBLOOD, FREEMAN AND ROBERTS,
MAY 2, 2005
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
MAY 2, 2005
A RESOLUTION
1 Designating May 1 through 8, 2005, as "Cover the Uninsured Week"
2 in Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, Forty-five million Americans, equal to the combined
4 population of 24 states, do not have health care coverage; and
5 WHEREAS, Eight out of ten people who are uninsured are in
6 working families; and
7 WHEREAS, There are more than 8 million children in America
8 without health coverage; and
9 WHEREAS, Uninsured Americans live sicker and die younger than
10 those who are covered, and they suffer needlessly because they
11 go without the health care they need; and
12 WHEREAS, As the price of health care continues to rise, fewer
13 individuals and families can afford to pay for coverage and
14 fewer small businesses are able to provide coverage for their
1 employees; therefore be it
2 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize the
3 urgency of seeking solutions to today's health care problem, one
4 of America's greatest problems, and designate May 1 through 8,
5 2005, as "Cover the Uninsured Week" in Pennsylvania.
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