,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #ei  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of 
,,representatives  ,january #ag1        
#bjai,mrs4 ,lesko 7for herself1 ,mr4    
,budd1 ,ms4 ,stefanik1 ,mr4 ,bilirakis1 
,mr4 ,griffith1 and ,mrs4 ,brooks of    
,indiana7 submitted the following       
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,ways and ,means1 and in  
addition to the ,committee on ,energy   
and ,commerce1 for a period to be       
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,,resolution  ,expressing the sense of  
the ,house of ,representatives that     
,medicare and ,social ,security provide 
an essential benefit for current        
enrollees and should be strengthened for
 future generations4  ,whereas1 since   
#aife1 ,medicare has been1 and continues
 to be1 essential for senior citizens of
 the ,united ,states2 ,whereas1 since   
#aice1 ,social ,security has been1 and  

continues to be1 essential for senior   
citizens of the ,united ,states2        
,whereas1 in #bjah1 there were over     
#fj1jjj1jjj citizens of the ,united     
,states who were ,medicare and ,social  
,security beneficiaries1 with #aj1jjj   
new eligible enrollees each day2        
,whereas a promise has been made by the 
,federal ,government to provide         
,medicare services and ,social ,security
 benefits for senior citizens2 ,whereas 
many ,social ,security and ,medicare    
beneficiaries rely on these critical    
benefits to make ends meet each month2  
,whereas in the absence of meaningful   
reform1 ,medicare is scheduled to       
deplete by #bjbf1 according to the      
nonpartisan ,medicare ,board of         
,trustees2 ,whereas in the absence of   
meaningful reform1 ,social ,security is 
scheduled to deplete by #bjcd1 according
 to the nonpartisan ,social ,security   
,administration2 ,whereas the           
,department of ,health and ,human       
,services estimates that #dh4e billion  

was lost in #bjah due to improper       
payments1 including waste1 fraud1 and   
abuse1 in the ,medicare ,program2 and   
,whereas the ,social ,security          
,administration estimates that #aj4i    
billion was lost in #bjah due to        
improper payments1 including waste1     
fraud1 and abuse1 in the ,social        
,security program3 ,now1 therefore1 be  
it  ,that the ,house of                 
,representatives-- 7#a7 affirms its deep
 obligation to fulfill the promises made
 to senior citizens of the ,united      
,states regarding access to ,medicare   
and ,social ,security2  7#b7 rejects1 in
 the strongest possible terms1 any      
changes to ,medicare or ,social         
,security that diminish benefits for    
,americans currently enrolled1 or       
citizens of the ,united ,states who are 
in or near retirement1 in the ,medicare 
,program under title ,,xviii of the     
,social ,security ,act1 or in the       
,social ,security program under title   
,,ii of such ,act2  7#c7 expresses its  

firm commitment that ,medicare and      
,social ,security should be strengthened
 and preserved for future enrollees2 and
  7#d7 supports efforts to reduce waste1
 fraud1 and abuse in the ,medicare and  
,social ,security programs4