Illinois General Assembly - Full Text of HR0391

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, On May 22, 2025, Congressional Republicans slammed a bill through the House of Representatives in the middle of the night that strips healthcare coverage from 14 million Americans; and

WHEREAS, President Donald Trump brazenly lied to the American people, stating he would not cut Medicaid while actually lobbying behind closed doors to pass the bill that guts $1 trillion from Medicaid and other lifesaving services over the next decade; and

WHEREAS, Congress' own estimates show that 8.6 million Americans will be removed from Medicaid and that another 5.1 million Americans will lose healthcare coverage because of Republicans' refusal to extend Affordable Care Act tax credits that families need to make healthcare affordable; and

WHEREAS, In Illinois alone, nearly half a million people will lose healthcare coverage because of the Republican bill; and

WHEREAS, The Trump healthcare cuts finance a plan that provides massive tax cuts for the wealthy while simultaneously adding to the burden of modest-income households; an analysis by the Yale Budget Lab found that Trump's bill gives the wealthiest 1% more than $63,000 per year, while taking $800 per year from the lowest-income families; and

WHEREAS, The Trump healthcare cuts are currently being debated in the United States Senate; and

WHEREAS, Members of the Illinois House of Representatives have worked to move our State in a better direction by advancing policies such as the Healthcare Protection Act, which aims to make healthcare better and more affordable by stopping insurance companies from raising premiums simply to pad profits and reining in the gimmicks big insurance companies use to deny care; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we oppose the Trump healthcare cuts, which fundamentally undermine the basic dignity and financial security of working families across the country; and be it further

RESOLVED, That we call on the United States Senate to immediately table the Trump healthcare cuts bill and instead pursue reforms such as the Illinois' Healthcare Protection Act to make healthcare more accessible and more affordable; and be it further

RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be presented to all members of the Illinois Congressional Delegation.