[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 8 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. CON. RES. 8

 Expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States House of 
 Representatives and Senate should pass health care reform initiatives 
   which have received overwhelming bipartisan support, prior to the 
                   adjournment of the 103d Congress.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 5, 1993

 Mr. Stearns submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was 
referred jointly to the Committees on Energy and Commerce and Ways and 
                                 Means

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
 Expressing the sense of the Congress that`the United States House of 
 Representatives and Senate should pass health care reform initiatives 
   which have received overwhelming bipartisan support, prior to the 
                   adjournment of the 103d Congress.

Whereas 31 to 37 million Americans do not have adequate health care coverage;
Whereas every day, Americans who have health care coverage fear they may lose it 
        due to a sudden catastrophic illness or change in employment;
Whereas the skyrocketing costs of health care jeopardizes the current and future 
        accessibility of health care for millions of Americans;
Whereas physicians must practice medicine in constant fear of excessive 
        malpractice lawsuits being brought against them for providing treatment 
        to patients;
Whereas fraud and abuse in the health care system is running rampant and 
        American taxpayers are losing billions of dollars;
Whereas the American public is demanding action on health care reform and cannot 
        wait any longer for the Congress to act; and
Whereas partisanship must not stand in the way of progress in health care 
        reform: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That the leadership of the United States House of Representatives and 
Senate should work together in a bipartisan manner to pass health care 
reform initiatives which have received overwhelming bipartisan support, 
prior to the adjournment of the 103d Congress.

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