PGCYD Stands w/ President Obama on Health Care

RESOLUTION

CONCERNING: Comprehensive Health Care Reform

WHEREAS, the Prince George’s County Young Democrats believe all Americans, regardless of life station or social position, have a right to high quality, affordable Health Care; and,

WHEREAS, one in six or 45 million Americans and 150,000 in Prince George’s County alone are currently uninsured, and another 20 million are underinsured, which places and expensive burden upon the nation’s emergency services and proliferates contagious diseases; and,

WHEREAS, young people aged 18-29 comprise the largest uninsured group in the United States, with nearly a third living without Health Coverage; and

WHEREAS, Health care costs have increased 85% in the last ten years, with the expectation of exponential increases in years to come, forcing as many as 72 million Americans onto the roles of the uninsured by 2040; and,

WHEREAS, the increasing costs of Health Care will lower the take home wages of Americans by nearly $25,000 in 2040, detrimentally impacting the United States’ Gross Domestic Product and saddling future generations with insurmountable national debt; and,

WHEREAS, the Obama-Biden Health Care proposal seeks to expand coverage, improve quality, lower costs, expand preventative care, and promote innovation and advancement in medical technologies, at an affordable cost to America; therefore,

BE IT RESOLVED, the Prince George’s County Young Democrats and its members stand with Rep. Donna Edwards, Rep. Chris Van Hollen, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, and Senators Barbara Mikulski and Ben Cardin to fight for the passage of President Obama’s Health Care plan this year; and,

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the Prince George’s County Young Democrats officially and publicly add its name to the growing list of progressive organizations which support the Presidents Health Care plan.