| 1 | 1 | | 85R12013 RMA-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Bell H.C.R. No. 90 |
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| 5 | 5 | | CONCURRENT RESOLUTION |
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| 6 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Since its passage in 2010, the Patient Protection |
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| 7 | 7 | | and Affordable Care Act, commonly known as "Obamacare," has caused |
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| 8 | 8 | | tremendous financial burden for individuals, families, and |
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| 9 | 9 | | employers across the nation; and |
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| 10 | 10 | | WHEREAS, Obamacare has placed a mandate on millions of |
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| 11 | 11 | | Americans to purchase health insurance, whether they want it or can |
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| 12 | 12 | | afford it; the U.S. government should instead ease onerous |
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| 13 | 13 | | regulations by enabling insurance companies to sell coverage across |
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| 14 | 14 | | state lines, as long as such policies comply with state |
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| 15 | 15 | | requirements, and by allowing individuals to buy health insurance |
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| 16 | 16 | | for any other person at any age; and |
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| 17 | 17 | | WHEREAS, In addition to raising the costs of premiums, the |
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| 18 | 18 | | law has strained budgets by imposing numerous new taxes; coverage |
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| 19 | 19 | | would be made more attainable by abolishing the taxes on state |
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| 20 | 20 | | payments to Obamacare and the taxable status of employer-provided |
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| 21 | 21 | | medical insurance; and |
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| 22 | 22 | | WHEREAS, Obamacare has proven to be an inadequate and |
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| 23 | 23 | | unsustainable solution to helping Americans acquire health |
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| 24 | 24 | | insurance, and it is paramount that the federal government |
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| 25 | 25 | | dismantle the law and implement commonsense policies that will |
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| 26 | 26 | | benefit citizens and businesses alike by lowering taxes, improving |
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| 27 | 27 | | choice, and making coverage more affordable; now, therefore, be it |
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| 28 | 28 | | RESOLVED, That the 85th Legislature of the State of Texas |
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| 29 | 29 | | hereby urge the United States Congress to repeal in full the Patient |
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| 30 | 30 | | Protection and Affordable Care Act; and, be it further |
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| 31 | 31 | | RESOLVED, That the Texas secretary of state forward official |
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| 32 | 32 | | copies of this resolution to the president of the United States, to |
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| 33 | 33 | | the president of the Senate and to the speaker of the House of |
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| 34 | 34 | | Representatives of the United States Congress, and to all the |
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| 35 | 35 | | members of the Texas delegation to Congress with the request that |
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| 36 | 36 | | this resolution be entered in the Congressional Record as a |
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| 37 | 37 | | memorial to the Congress of the United States of America. |
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