[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
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[S. Res. 231 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 231

Expressing the sense of the Senate that any health care reform proposal 
should slow the long-term growth of health costs and reduce the growth 
                 rate of Federal health care spending.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 30, 2009

   Mr. Bennett (for himself, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Johanns, Mr. 
 Coburn, and Mr. Crapo) submitted the following resolution; which was 
                  referred to the Committee on Finance

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Expressing the sense of the Senate that any health care reform proposal 
should slow the long-term growth of health costs and reduce the growth 
                 rate of Federal health care spending.

Whereas health care spending has risen close to 2.4 percentage points faster 
        than gross domestic product (GDP) since 1970; and
Whereas the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services projects health care 
        spending to be 17.6 percent of GDP in 2009 and 20.4 percent of GDP by 
        2018: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That it is the sense of the Senate that--
            (1) any health care reform proposal should reduce total 
        spending on health care in the United States during the next 
        decade to below current projections by the Centers for Medicare 
        & Medicaid Services; and
            (2) any health care reform proposal should reduce the 
        growth rate of Federal health care spending.
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