III 111th CONGRESS 1st Session S. RES. 231 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 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

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.