S.Amdt. 71

SA 71. Mr. BOOKER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 3, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2017 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2018 through 2026; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

At the appropriate place, add the following:

SEC. ___. SENSE OF THE SENATE THAT MEDICAID IS ONE OF OUR
NATION'S MOST IMPORTANT POVERTY-REDUCING
PROGRAMS.

(a) Findings.--The Senate finds the following:
(1) In 2015, more than 60,000,000 Americans relied on
Medicaid for comprehensive, affordable health care coverage.
(2) According to the Journal of Health Economics, in 2010,
Medicaid helped to keep at least 2,600,000 Americans,
including adults with disabilities, the elderly, children,
and racial and ethnic minorities, out of poverty.
(b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate
that--
(1) Medicaid is one of our Nation's most important poverty-
reducing programs; and
(2) the Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act
has expanded coverage to millions of Americans, which not
only ensures that more people have access to quality,
affordable health care, but improves Americans' financial
security.
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