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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, The Legislature of the State of Texas regards the |
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health of the children of Texas to be of paramount importance to |
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families in this state; and |
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WHEREAS, Poor child health is a threat to the educational |
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achievement and social and psychological well-being of the children |
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of Texas; protecting the health of children is essential to the |
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welfare of Texas' youngest citizens and to the quality of life in |
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this state; and |
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WHEREAS, Texas' state Children's Health Insurance Program, |
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which has enrolled thousands of uninsured children since its |
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inception, is an integral part of the arrangements for health |
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benefits for the children of the State of Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, The state's Children's Health Insurance Program is a |
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valuable tool that preserves child wellness, prevents and treats |
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childhood disease, improves health outcomes, and reduces overall |
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health costs; and |
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WHEREAS, The federal funding available for the program is |
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indispensable to providing health benefits for children from |
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families of modest means; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 80th Legislature of the State of Texas |
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hereby respectfully urge all components of state government to work |
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together with educators, health care providers, social workers, and |
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parents to ensure that all available public and private assistance |
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for providing health benefits to uninsured children in this state |
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be used to the maximum extent possible; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That the 80th Legislature of the State of Texas |
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hereby respectfully urge the governor to work with the Texas |
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delegation to the congress to ensure that the federal State |
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Children's Health Insurance Program is reauthorized in a timely |
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manner; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That the 80th Legislature of the State of Texas |
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hereby respectfully urge the governor to provide meaningful |
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assistance to help identify and enroll children who qualify for |
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Medicaid or the state's Children's Health Insurance Program; and, |
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be it further |
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RESOLVED, That the 80th Legislature of the State of Texas |
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hereby respectfully urge the Congress of the United States to |
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ensure the timely reauthorization of the federal State Children's |
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Health Insurance Program in order to assure continued federal |
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funding for the Texas Children's Health Insurance Program; and, be |
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it further |
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RESOLVED, That the Texas secretary of state forward official |
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copies of this resolution to the governor of the State of Texas, the |
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president of the United States, to the speaker of the house of |
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representatives and the president of the senate of the United |
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States Congress, and to all the members of the Texas delegation to |
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the congress with the request that this resolution be officially |
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entered in the Congressional Record as a memorial to the Congress of |
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the United States of America. |