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1	1	82R2701 BPG-D
2	2	By: Christian H.C.R. No. 27
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5	5	CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
6	6	WHEREAS, The regulation and oversight of the health insurance
7	7	market are powers that have traditionally and historically been
8	8	reserved for state government; and
9	9	WHEREAS, Through their direct knowledge of market
10	10	conditions, state legislatures are uniquely positioned to respond
11	11	quickly and efficiently to the needs of local constituents; over
12	12	the years, this state-based system of regulation has served all
13	13	interests well; and
14	14	WHEREAS, The United States Congress overstepped its
15	15	constitutional authority when it passed the Patient Protection and
16	16	Affordable Care Act on March 21, 2010; the Act encroaches on the
17	17	sovereignty of states, forcing them to spend billions of additional
18	18	dollars on entitlement programs; according to the Texas Health and
19	19	Human Services Commission, the new federal Medicaid standards
20	20	imposed by the Act will double the number of recipients and require
21	21	Texas taxpayers to spend an additional $24.3 billion over a 10-year
22	22	period; moreover, by shifting substantial administrative
23	23	responsibilities to the states, the new law will require that state
24	24	employees and agencies devote enormous amounts of time and
25	25	resources to implementation; and
26	26	WHEREAS, The Act also infringes on the liberty of individuals
27	27	by mandating that all citizens and legal residents of the United
28	28	States obtain qualifying health care coverage or pay a tax penalty;
29	29	this mandate exceeds the powers of the federal government under
30	30	Article I of the United States Constitution and violates the Tenth
31	31	Amendment; and
32	32	WHEREAS, The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act not
33	33	only is unconstitutional, its implementation will endanger
34	34	economic stability by adding billions of dollars to the already
35	35	staggering national debt; now, therefore, be it
36	36	RESOLVED, That the 82nd Legislature of the State of Texas
37	37	hereby express its opposition to the Patient Protection and
38	38	Affordable Care Act; and, be it further
39	39	RESOLVED, That the Texas secretary of state forward official
40	40	copies of this resolution to the president of the United States, to
41	41	the president of the Senate and the speaker of the House of
42	42	Representatives of the United States Congress, and to all the
43	43	members of the Texas delegation to Congress with the request that
44	44	this resolution be entered in the Congressional Record as a
45	45	memorial to the Congress of the United States of America.