,,iv  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #djj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,july #bi1 #bjae ,mr4 
,pallone 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,lev91 ,ms4   
,s*ak[sky1 ,ms4 ,matsui1 ,mr4 ,clyburn1 
,mr4 ,bec]ra1 ,mr4 ,cr[ley1 ,ms4        
,wass]man ,s*ultz1 ,mr4 ,van ,holl51    
,mr4 ,g5e ,gre5 ( ,texas1 ,mr4          
,mc,dermott1 ,mr4 ,butt]field1 ,mr4     
,grijalva1 ,mr4 ,engel1 ,mr4 ,gallego1  
,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,mr4 ,tonko1 ,ms4   
,frankel ( ,florida1 ,mr4 ,cony]s1 ,mr4 
,s>banes1 ,mr4 ,rangel1 ,mr4 ,nadl]1    
,mr4 ,l>son ( ,connecticut1 ,ms4 ,br[n (
 ,florida1 ,mrs4 ,beatty1 ,ms4 ,mi*elle 
,lujan ,gri%am ( ,new ,mexico1 ,mr4     
,y>mu?1 ,mr4 ,crd5as1 ,mr4 ,deut*1 ,mr4 
,br5dan ,f4 ,boyle ( ,p5nsylvania1 ,mr4 
,loebsack1 ,ms4 ,ca/or ( ,florida1 ,mr4 
,higg9s1 ,ms4 ,mc,collum1 ,ms4 ,e%oo1   
,mr4 ,scott ( ,virg9ia1 ,mrs4 ,d+ell1   
,ms4 ,del,bene1 ,ms4 ,spei]1 ,ms4 ,hahn1
 ,mr4 ,connolly1 ,mrs4 ,davis (         
,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,johnson ( ,georgia1    
,mr4 ,mc,nerney1 ,mr4 ,b5 ,ray ,lujn (  

,new ,mexico1 ,mr4 ,de,fazio1 ,mrs4     
,napolitano1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,fattah1
 ,mr4 ,payne1 ,ms4 ,judy ,*u (          
,cali=nia1 ,ms4 ,l9da ,t4 ,sn*ez (      
,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,cumm+s1 ,mr4           
,c>twright1 ,ms4 ,de,lauro1 ,ms4 ,lee1  
,mr4 ,keat+1 ,ms4 ,kaptur1 ,ms4         
,bonamici1 ,mr4 ,t$ ,lieu ( ,cali=nia1  
,mr4 ,pascrell1 ,mr4 ,huffman1 ,mr4     
,cicill9e1 ,mr4 ,f>r1 ,mr4 ,neal1 ,mr4  
,c>son ( ,indiana1 ,ms4 ,cl>ke ( ,new   
,york1 ,mr4 ,blum5au]1 ,mr4 ,quigley1   
,mr4 ,danny ,k4 ,davis ( ,ill9ois1 ,mr4 
,coh51 ,ms4 ,duckwor?1 ,ms4 ,edw>ds1    
,mr4 ,c\rtney1 ,ms4 ,bass1 ,mr4         
,norcross1 ,mrs4 ,c>olyn ,b4 ,maloney ( 
,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,ellison1 ,mr4         
,langev91 ,ms4 ,de,gette1 ,mr4 ,grayson1
 ,mr4 ,gutirrez1 ,mr4 ,wel*1 ,ms4 ,e/y1 
,mrs4 ,capps1 ,mr4 ,lewis1 ,mr4 ,pocan1 
,mr4 ,ru%1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,mr4 ,k5n$y1
 ,mr4 ,l>s5 ( ,wa%+ton1 ,mr4 ,?ompson ( 
,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,nolan1 ,ms4 ,slaught]1 
,mr4 ,honda1 ,mr4 ,takano1 ,mr4 ,s*rad]1
 ,mr4 ,mi*ael ,f4 ,doyle ( ,p5nsylvania1

 ,mr4 ,fo/]1 ,mr4 ,l[5?al1 ,mrs4 ,watson
 ,coleman1 ,ms4 ,moore1 ,mr4 ,lip9ski1  
,ms4 ,p+ree1 ,ms4 ,cl>k ( ,massa*usetts1
 ,mr4 ,s]rano1 ,mr4 ,?ompson (          
,mississippi1 ,ms4 ,roybal-,all>d1 ,mrs4
 ,l[ey1 ,mr4 ,sires1 ,mr4 ,doggett1 ,mr4
 ,bey]1 ,mr4 ,c>ney1 ,mrs4 ,bu/os1 ,ms4 
,fudge1 ,mr4 ,k9d1 ,mr4 ,polis1 ,ms4    
,wilson ( ,florida1 ,mr4 ,ruiz1 ,mr4    
,ri*mond1 ,ms4 ,tsongas1 ,mr4 ,david    
,scott ( ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,ca/ro ( ,texas1
 ,ms4 ,loretta ,san*ez ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4
 ,a%=d1 ,mr4 ,cleav]1 ,mr4 ,kildee1 ,mr4
 ,capuano1 ,mr4 ,ryan ( ,ohio1 ,ms4     
,s9ema1 ,mr4 ,lyn*1 ,mr4 ,p]lmutt]1 ,mr4
 ,clay1 ,mr4 ,g>am5di1 ,mr4 ,s*iff1 ,mr4
 ,pet]son1 ,mr4 ,pi]luisi1 ,mr4 ,bi%op (
 ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,de,saulnier1 ,mr4      
,veasey1 ,ms4 ,adams1 ,ms4 ,titus1 ,mr4 
,murphy ( ,florida1 ,mr4 ,co/a1 ,ms4    
,eddie ,b]nice ,johnson ( ,texas1 ,ms4  
,br[nley ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,walz1 ,mr4  
,vela1 ,ms4 ,kelly ( ,ill9ois1 ,mr4     
,heck ( ,wa%+ton1 ,mr4 ,m\lton1 ,mr4    
,delaney1 ,mr4 ,visclosky1 ,mr4 ,%]man1 

& ,mr4 ,kilm]7 submitt$ ! foll[+        
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce1 & 9 addition to !
 ,committee on ,ways & ,means1 = a p]iod
 to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1
 9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*        
provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! 
committee conc]n$  ,,resolution         
,commemorat+ #ej ye>s s9ce ! creation ( 
! ,m$ic>e & ,m$icaid ,programs4  ,:]eas1
 on ,janu>y #g1 #aife1 ,presid5t ,lyndon
 ,b4 ,johnson call$ on ,congress to     
provide heal? insurance = ! eld]ly & mo/
 vuln]able2 ,:]eas ov] ! pa/ #ej ye>s1  
,congress has /r5g!n$ ,m$ic>e & ,m$icaid
 ) improvem5ts to1 & expansion (1 heal? 
c>e b5efits2 ,:]eas today1 z a result ( 
,presid5t ,johnson's call to action &   
,congress' bip>tisan initiative t creat$
 ! ,m$ic>e program1 #ee1jjj1jjj s5iors &
 p ) disabilities h access to gu>ante$  
heal? c>e b5efits2 ,:]eas today1 m ?an  
#ga1jjj1jjj ,am]icans1 includ+ *ildr51  
pregnant wom51 individuals )            
disabilities1 eld]ly :o are poor &      

frail1 & l[-income adults & p>5ts h     
access to heal? c>e ?r\gh ,m$icaid2     
,:]eas ,m$ic>e & ,m$icaid h be5 lead]s 9
 improv+ ! quality ( c>e deliv]$ to !   
,nation1 result+ 9 #a1cjj1jjj few]      
pati5t h>ms1 #ej1jjj lives sav$ & #ab   
billion 9 heal? sp5d+ avoid$ betwe5     
#bjaj & #bjac alone2 ,:]eas ,m$ic>e has 
be5 an innovator 9 develop+ alt]native  
ways to pay = heal? c>e t emphasize c>e 
coord9ation across all heal? c>e        
provid]s & sett+s2 ,:]eas ,m$ic>e       
provides access to ne$$ c>e1 includ+    
prim>y & specialty c>e1 free prev5tative
 s]vices1 & prescription drugs2 ,:]eas !
 creation ( a prescription drug b5efit 9
 #bjjc has ensur$ t ne>ly #ij p]c5t (   
,m$ic>e b5efici>ies h prescription drug 
cov]age1 & s9ce #bjaj1 m ?an #i1djj1jjj 
s5iors h sav$ m ?an #ae1jjj1jjj1jjj on  
_! prescription drugs z a result ( clos+
 ! ,m$ic>e ,"p ,d cov]age gap2 ,:]eas1 9
 #bjad alone1 an e/imat$ #ci1jjj1jjj p )
 ,m$ic>e took advantage ( at lea/ "o    
prev5tative s]vice ) no co/ %>+2 ,:]eas 

,m$icaid is a critical s\rce (          
compreh5sive1 af=dable heal? cov]age =  
millions ( o!rwise un9sur$ l[-income    
adults & p>5ts1 includ+ millions (      
noneld]ly l[-income adults 9 ,/ates t   
exp&$ _! ,m$icaid programs z "p ( heal? 
re=m2 ,:]eas ,m$icaid ensures access to 
long-t]m s]vices & supports = vuln]able 
l[-income s5iors & p]sons ) disabilities
 by cov]+ m ?an #fj p]c5t ( nurs+ home  
resid5ts1 pick+ up ! majority ( !       
,nation's total long-t]m c>e co/s1 &    
all[+ lov$ ones to live ) heal? &       
dignity 9 _! own homes & communities2   
,:]eas ,m$icaid provides e>ly           
compreh5sive *ildhood scre5+1 diagnosis1
 & treatm5t = #cb1jjj1jjj ( ! ,nation's 
*ildr51 includ+ half ( all l[-income    
*ildr52 & ,:]eas ,m$icaid provides      
crucial s]vices = pregnant wom5 & babies
 9 t ,m$icaid cov]s #de p]c5t ( bir?s   
nationwide1 #ec p]c5t ( hospital /ays = 
infants born prematurely or ) a l[ bir? 
weight1 & #de p]c5t ( hospital /ays =   
infants ) bir? defects3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x

  ,t x is ! s5se ( ! ,h\se (            
,repres5tatives t-- 7#a7 all ef=ts to   
improve ,m$ic>e & ,m$icaid mu/ support &
 build ^u ,presid5t ,johnson's vision to
 assure ! availability ( & accessibility
 to ! be/ heal?c>e to all ,am]icans1    
reg>dless ( age or geography or economic
 /atus2  7#b7 ,m$ic>e's gu>ante$ b5efit 
is a lifel9e to millions ( ,am]icans &  
mu/ rema9 intact = ?is & future         
g5]ations2  7#c7 ,m$ic>e %\ld n be      
trans=m$ into a v\*] program1 leav+     
s5iors & p ) disabilities vuln]able to  
high] out-(-pocket co/s2  7#d7 ) ! /rong
 support ( ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t1 ,m$icaid 
cont9ues to s]ve z a safety net =       
vuln]able *ildr51 pregnant wom51 p]sons 
) disabilities1 eld]ly :o are poor &    
frail1 & o!r l[-income adults2 &  7#e7  
,m$icaid %\ld n be dismantl$ ?r\gh block
 grants1 p]-capita caps1 or by o!r      
policies t sla% fund+1 %ift co/ to      
,/ates1 r$uce b5efits1 & erode ! safety 
net reli$ on by ov] #ga1jjj1jjj         
,am]icans4