Adopted September 6, 2006 Whereas the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program provides basic safety net protection for over 7 million low-income aged, blind, and disabled adults and children with few resources; and Whereas the eligibility requirements have not been updated... Read more
Adopted September 6, 2006 Whereas in January 2001 the Congressional Budget Office projected a budget surplus of $5.6 trillion from 2002 to 2011; in 2006 the baseline for the same period is projected as a deficit of $2.7 trillion; and Whereas CBO projects that the national bud... Read more
Adopted September 6, 2006 Whereas the Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 1948 states: “Everyone has the right to form and to join trade unions for the protection of his interests;” and Whereas 11 Nobel Peace Prize Laure... Read more
Adopted September 6, 2006 Whereas the right to vote is fundamental to democracy; and Whereas the United States, the world’s oldest continuous democracy, has expanded the franchise throughout her history; and Whereas voter participation in the United States is below that ... Read more
Adopted March 12, 2002 Amended September 6, 2002 Amended May 12, 2006 Whereas economic security for American families is an essential part of national security, and Social Security is the foundation of America’s retirement security program; and Whereas the Social Security... Read more
Adopted May 12, 2006 Whereas Americans over age 65 are nearly 13 percent of the U.S. population but account for 34 percent of all prescriptions dispensed and 42 cents of every dollar spent on prescription drugs; and Whereas the Medicare program has provided secure, universal ... Read more
Adopted September 6, 2002, Amended May 12, 2006 Whereas the retirement security of millions of retired and working Americans has been threatened by dramatic fluctuation in the stock market and the collapse and bankruptcies of corporations like Enron, WorldCom, Ade... Read more
Adopted May 12, 2006 Whereas the number of Americans over age 65 will rise from 36 million Americans today to 55 million by 2020 and nearly 72 million by 2030; and Whereas many in the increasing older population will need supportive services at some point; and Whereas Ol... Read more
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