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Gary council backs federal "Medicare for All" resolution
Summary
The Gary Common Council unanimously passed a resolution supporting the Medicare for All Act of 2025 and urging Congress and Indiana's delegation to advance comprehensive universal health-care legislation; council suspended rules and passed CPR 2026-06.
The Gary Common Council voted to pass CPR 2026-06 on July 21, a resolution expressing the council's support for the Medicare for All Act of 2025 (H.R. 3069 / S.1506) and urging the Indiana congressional delegation and U.S. Congress to consider comprehensive, affordable national health insurance. Council records show the rules were suspended and the resolution passed following community testimony in favor of the measure.
Supporters at the meeting described the resolution as a local statement of policy and an organizing step. "If you can go ahead and approve this resolution, endorsing Medicare for all at the national level," public commenter Paul Cachaca said earlier in remarks urging passage. Council members who sponsored or cosponsored the resolution said the item had also been considered and passed at the 2026 Indiana Democratic State Convention before coming to the council.
The resolution cites national coverage gaps and cost figures and urges federal action; council members recorded the vote on final passage as 7–0 in favor after procedural suspensions. The council transmitted the resolution to state and federal representatives as part of routine intergovernmental outreach.
