HOUSE RESOLUTION 7

(By Delegates Pyles Romine, C., Lynch, Pethtel, Romine, R., Boggs, Ferro, Hartman, Brewer, Iaquinta and Love)

[Introduced February 21, 2017]

RESOLUTION CALLING ON CONGRESS TO PROTECT SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE

Whereas, Social Security and Medicare represent a covenant between the government and its citizens; and

Whereas, Social Security and Medicare belong to the people who have worked hard all their lives and contributed to these programs with the expectation of having the benefits in their retirement years; and

Whereas, Social Security and Medicare are based on a promise that those who have contributed to these programs have earned the right to guaranteed benefits and the funds established for this purpose should not be used as a piggy bank for other congressional purposes; and

Whereas, 44.7 million seniors have paid into and over 160 million workers are currently paying their hard earned money into Social Security and Medicare; therefore, be it

Resolved by the House of Delegates of West Virginia:

That Social Security and Medicare should be preserved for current working people and future generations and protected from privatization and other proposals that threaten the retirement and health security of working families; and, be it

Further Resolved:  That the Clerk of the House of Delegates, forward a certified copy of this resolution to the West Virginia delegation in the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate.