Bill Text: IA SR1 | 2013-2014 | 85th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A resolution regarding the federal budget.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-12-31 - END OF 2013 ACTIONS [SR1 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2013-SR1-Introduced.html
Senate
Resolution
1
-
Introduced
SENATE
RESOLUTION
NO.
1
BY
HATCH
and
BOLKCOM
A
Resolution
regarding
the
federal
budget.
1
WHEREAS,
over
the
course
of
the
last
two
years,
our
2
nation
has
engaged
in
a
heated
debate
over
the
federal
3
budget
and
the
role
of
government
in
growing
jobs,
4
strengthening
our
economy,
and
providing
the
vital
5
services
on
which
ordinary
families
rely;
and
6
WHEREAS,
the
federal
budget,
including
expenditures
7
and
tax
revenues,
reflects
the
nation’s
priorities
8
and
should
address
the
needs
and
interests
of
the
9
population;
and
10
WHEREAS,
while
voters
in
the
last
general
election
11
expressed
strong
support
for
maintaining
vital
services
12
and
for
ensuring
that
corporations
and
the
wealthy
13
pay
their
fair
share
of
taxes,
Republican
leaders
in
14
Congress
have
demanded
substantial
cuts
to
Medicare,
15
Medicaid,
and
Social
Security,
education,
and
other
16
vital
services
and
have
blocked
efforts
to
make
our
tax
17
system
fair;
and
18
WHEREAS,
the
demand
by
Republican
congressional
19
leaders
to
increase
the
Medicare
age
of
eligibility
20
from
65
to
67
years
of
age
would
not
address
the
21
underlying
factors
that
are
driving
health
care
cost
22
increases
throughout
our
health
care
system
and
would
23
only
serve
to
shift
costs
to
seniors,
employers,
and
24
state
Medicaid
programs;
and
25
WHEREAS,
any
reduction
in
federal
Medicaid
payments
26
to
states
would
undermine
our
state’s
ability
to
27
provide
health
care
services
to
low-income
children,
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S.R.
1
and
nursing
facility
and
long-term
care
services
to
the
1
frail
elderly
and
persons
with
disabilities;
and
2
WHEREAS,
Social
Security
is
funded
through
a
3
dedicated
payroll
tax
and
the
investment
of
surpluses,
4
is
excluded
by
law
from
the
congressional
budget
and
5
the
budget
submitted
by
the
President,
and
therefore
6
cannot
be
considered
to
contribute
to
the
federal
7
deficit;
and
8
WHEREAS,
any
cut
in
Social
Security
benefits
would
9
impose
substantial
hardships
on
the
65
percent
of
older
10
Americans
who
rely
on
Social
Security
benefits
for
11
half
of
their
income,
on
the
over
one-third
who
rely
12
on
Social
Security
benefits
for
90
percent
of
their
13
income,
and
on
the
one
quarter
who
rely
on
Social
14
Security
benefits
as
their
sole
source
of
income;
on
15
minorities
who
have
higher
rates
of
disability
and
16
lower
lifetime
earnings;
and
on
women
who
typically
17
earn
less
than
men,
spend
more
time
out
of
the
paid
18
workforce,
live
longer,
accumulate
less
savings,
and
19
receive
smaller
pensions,
according
to
the
Center
on
20
Budget
and
Policy
Priorities
based
in
Washington,
21
D.C.;
and
22
WHEREAS,
Republican
congressional
leaders
have
23
already
demanded
and
achieved
in
the
passage
of
the
24
Budget
Control
Act
of
2011,
severe
cuts
in
spending
25
totaling
$1.7
trillion,
which
is
not
only
creating
26
a
strain
on
our
economy,
but
is
also
undermining
27
the
ability
of
state
and
local
governments
to
meet
28
pressing
needs
in
our
communities
from
education
to
29
transportation
to
law
enforcement;
and
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S.R.
1
WHEREAS,
the
Republican
congressional
leadership
1
is
threatening
to
shut
down
the
federal
government
2
and
continues
to
hold
our
nation’s
credit
worthiness
3
hostage
to
their
demands
to
cut
Medicare,
Medicaid,
4
Social
Security,
and
other
vital
services;
NOW
5
THEREFORE,
6
BE
IT
RESOLVED
BY
THE
SENATE,
That
the
Iowa
Senate
7
urges
Congress
to
incorporate
as
core
values
in
8
its
deliberations
on
the
federal
budget
all
of
the
9
following:
10
1.
That
reform
of
the
tax
system
should
result
11
in
a
system
that
is
fair
to
all
by
requiring
that
12
corporations
and
the
wealthy
pay
their
share
of
taxes
13
and
by
eliminating
the
loopholes
and
special
interest
14
tax
deductions
used
by
corporations
and
the
wealthy
to
15
avoid
payment
of
taxes.
16
2.
That
the
burden
of
deficit
reduction
should
not
17
be
placed
on
the
shoulders
of
working
families.
18
3.
That
Medicare,
Medicaid,
and
Social
Security
19
benefits
should
be
protected
from
any
cuts
including
20
through
an
increase
in
the
Medicare
age
of
eligibility,
21
cutting
or
restructuring
federal
Medicaid
payments
to
22
states,
or
reducing
the
cost-of-living
increases
to
23
Social
Security
benefits.
24
4.
That
further
cuts
in
education,
law
enforcement,
25
transportation,
and
other
vital
services
that
state
and
26
local
governments
administer
should
be
avoided.
27
BE
IT
FURTHER
RESOLVED,
That
a
copy
of
this
28
resolution
be
provided
to
each
member
of
the
Iowa’s
29
congressional
delegation.
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