Remarks by Vice President Mike Pence on Obamacare
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THE VICE PRESIDENT: Hello,
Governor, I have to tell you,
And,
Now, it is a great privilege to be with all of you today, back in this great Sunshine State. Last fall, thanks to all of you -- thanks to your hard work, your support, and your prayers -- the people of
And on behalf of the President and his family, and on behalf of my little family: Thank you,
It was quite a campaign, wasn't it? And it's already been quite an administration. (Laughter.) It's the greatest honor of my life to serve as Vice President to President
To all the great business owners who are with us today, we enjoyed a great conversation today about the issue that I'll talk more about in just a moment. And join me in thanking these great job-creators in
Last but not least, I want to thank
And let me assure you, let me assure all the job-creators, all the people that work for businesses large and small:
You know, I grew up in a small business -- a small business family -- actually in a small town in southern
We actually both know, because of our life experiences in our families, we know the sacrifices that are required to make a business work. And more importantly, we know that when small business is strong, America is strong. (Applause.) And
We want to create jobs and prosperity and growth in America like never before. And small business is going to be the lion's share of that. Just look at what the President has already done.
On day one,
He's taken decisive action already to protect American jobs and American workers by ending illegal immigration once and for all. (Applause.)
He also took action recently when he authorized the Keystone and Dakota pipelines that will create thousands of jobs and protect America's energy future. (Applause.)
And businesses are already responding to
Under
And because you hired a builder to be President of
But making America great again doesn't just mean our economy.
Rest assured,
Your former sheriff knows in his heart what people also know: President
Some of you are sitting, a lot of you are standing, but would you all mind getting on your feet and thanking all the men and women in law enforcement who are here with us today? (Applause.) I promise you, under
The President has also taken steps to secure our nation, to secure our borders -- which means building a wall, enforcing our laws, beginning with ensuring, as the President said before
And while we talk about security, this last Thursday
And, lastly, by nominating Judge
So we've been busy. We've been busy. My friends,
It's amazing -- really amazing to think about it. Virtually every promise they made about Obamacare, when it was passed into law, has been broken. We all remember what they were. Remember? They told us the cost of health insurance would go down. Not true. They told us if you liked your doctors, you could keep them. Not true. They told us if you liked your health plan, you could keep it. Not true.
Just the other day, I joined
Think about it: Just last year, premiums, following Obamacare, spiked by 25 percent on average across America. Millions have lost their plans. In one-third of the nation's counties, Americans only have one insurance company to choose from -- which essentially means they have no choice at all. Given all the failings, it's no wonder that 400,000 fewer people enrolled in Obamacare this year.
Now, your governor, I can tell you, has been remarkable on this. He mentioned just a few moments ago -- we actually met when, as a private citizen,
As Governor
The truth is,
That's just not right. That money would have been better invested in your workers, Mac. And I know that's where you would have liked to invest it -- in payroll and in benefits, in your future, instead of being wasted on the failed policies of Obamacare.
Men and women, this can't continue. Every day that Obamacare survives is another day the American people and American businesses are struggling. Obamacare has failed and Obamacare must go. (Applause.)
Since the day
We know that the core flaw of Obamacare was this notion that you could order every American to buy health insurance whether they wanted it or needed it or not. That was never the answer.
Just a few days ago in
We're going to begin, though, by repealing Obamacare's taxes. We're going to end its mandates by eliminating the penalties. We're going to give Americans more choices. We're going to expand health savings accounts for every American. We're going to give Americans a tax credit that'll help them buy the coverage they need at a price they can afford. And we're also going to do it with what the President likes to call "big heart." We're going to make sure that Americans with preexisting conditions still have access to the coverage that they need. And to you fellow parents out there with kids under the age of 26 -- I have three -- (laughter) -- we'll make sure you can keep your kids on your insurance until they're 26 years of age. (Applause.)
Now, folks, what I just laid out is only a small glimpse of everything our plan will do. The bill moving through the
And we're not going to -- we're going to do a couple of different things with a few recent amendments that are worth mentioning and are owing in part to the engagement that we had with
First off, we're going to stop any more states from expanding
And we're going to allow states like
These are all common-sense solutions added to this legislation in a vigorous debate on
Just yesterday,
Just this past week, they sent a letter to
The fact is, and I say this as a governor of the state of
And under
That's the combination.
And let me say a couple of things to you before I slip off and get on that plane and head back south with your governor. I want to assure the people of
But be assured about this, be clear on this, though, folks, this is going to be a battle in
AUDIENCE MEMBER: That's why we voted.
THE VICE PRESIDENT: And
It really is remarkable this time we find ourselves in, a time of renewed hope and boundless opportunity for the American people. I think we're at a pivotal moment in our nation's history that started last November the 8th.
In this moment, though, I want to leave you with a challenge, we need every freedom-loving American who knew we could be stronger, who knew we could be better, who knew we could stand tall again to yourselves stand up and speak out. It's time that we demanded government as good as our people. We need you to tell the world that we can do better, that we're renewing and restoring this country, that we're putting it back on a path to a brighter future. Tell your neighbors and your friends. Stop people outside the drug store. Just let them know how strongly you support the President's vision for this country, particularly when it comes to healthcare.
One of my favorite verses in the Old Book is from the Book of Jeremiah. It's hung over the mantle of our home since I first ran for
It simply reads: "For I know the plans I have for you, plans to prosper you, and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope, and a future."
In November, I believe with all of my heart that the people of
Thank you very much. Thank you for being here. God bless you and God bless America. (Applause.)
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