On the recordMarch 24, 2017
I am joyous to be here today on such a historical day. You see, for the past 7 years, I have practiced in ObamaCare, I have practiced under ObamaCare, and I have practiced in that setting; and I can tell you that what it promised, it has not delivered on. There has not been increased accessibility, no. Instead of that, we have got five States in our country that only have one plan to offer. We have a third of the counties in our country that only have one plan to offer. We have 16 counties in Tennessee that don't even have a plan, and now we are going to have the opportunity to have access. Now we are going to have choice. We have also been told about affordability. Well, let's talk about affordability. We see what ObamaCare did. It increased premiums 25 percent this year alone; 50 percent in seven States. That is unsustainable. What is our plan going to do? It is going to give affordability. It is going to give competition. We are going to have choices. And what else? It is going to remove red tape. It is going to remove the barriers between healthcare professionals and patients. It is going to empower patients. That is what health care in America is about: people making healthcare decisions with their healthcare practitioners. That is what we are going to do. That is what this does. The two worst things that ObamaCare did to the healthcare system in America, first of all, is it took the free market out of America.…
