May 16, 2012: The Senate will convene at 9:30 a.m. Following Leader remarks, the Senate will proceed to the consideration of motions to proceed to the following budget resolutions, en bloc: S.Con.Res.41 (Senator Sessions-his interpretation of the Obama budget); H.Con.Res.112 (Congressman Ryan); S.Con.Res.37 (Senator Toomey); S.Con.Res.42 (Senator Paul); and S.Con.Res.44 (Senators Lee, Paul, DeMint). There will be up to 6 hours for debate on the motions to proceed, equally divided and controlled between the two Leaders or their designees. Upon the use or yielding back of time (at approximately 4:00 p.m. if all time is used), the Senate will conduct up to 5 roll call votes on the motion to proceed to each concurrent resolution. There will be 2 minutes of debate between each vote and all votes after the first vote will be 10 minutes in duration.
I am 64 years old. I retired from my full time position as VP of Services at an agency in Sioux Falls that supports people with developmental disabilities. After my COBRA ran out, I had to purchase my own health insurance.
Due to the cost, I had to accept insurance with a high deductible, one which will hopefully partially cover any major medical event. I have no dental coverage and no optometric/ophthalmology coverage.
I am looking forward to turning 65 so I will have Medicare. My mother is 86 and has Medicare. She has supplemental insurance and when she had breast cancer a few years ago, with Medicare and her supplemental, she had to pay very little from her own savings for her medical care. This is as it should be.
I truly believe we must have health insurance that is NOT profit based; that covers every American citizen; that does not refuse insurance to those with preexisting conditions; that does not stop coverage or significantly increase cost because one uses their insurance; that provides for preventive care and that ensures each citizen has a primary care physician. Most importantly, I believe we must have single payer insurance.
Eileen – Sioux Falls, SD
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