with this executive order americans will likely soon have those options. we will be be happy to provide them to you and you will be very happy, rich, i think you ll be extremely pleased. if not, tell them right now. thank you, leslie, appreciate it. great to see you, thank you very much. in addition, my administration will explore how we can expand something called short term limited duration insurance. these health insurance policies are not subject to any very expansive and expensive obamacare coverage mandates and rules. the cost of the obamacare has been so outrageous it is absolutely destroying everything in its wake. there were so attractive last year the previous administration crippled the market in an effort to keep people from fleeing the failing obamacare plan. in fact, they prevented these plans from lasting more than
administration for continuing to focus on finding affordable healthcare solutions. in addition to instructions given to the treasury and health and human services departments, the president will task the department of labor with considering ways to deliver quality affordable healthcare to the american workforce. i would like to call upon senator rand paul to say a few brief words. thank you. thank you, today is a big day. president trump is doing what i believe is the biggest free market reform of healthcare in a generation. this reform, if it works and goes as planned, will allow millions of people to get insurance across state lines at an inexpensive price. 28 million people were left behind by obamacare, do not have insurance today. this specifically targets and will help people who don t have
obamacare. every day obamacare survives is another day the american people struggle and all the job creators gathered here today at the white house have witnessed the failures of obamacare firsthand. premiums have more than doubled since obamacare went into effect and next year premiums are set to increase more. while costs have been skyrocketing, choices are plummeting. next year half of america s counties will only have one choice of healthcare provider. they essentially have no choice at all. as the president and i have traveled the country we ve heard stories from small business owners like those gathered today from working families who are struggling under the weight of obamacare. today president trump will take decisive action to provide the american people with flexibility and freedom from the burdens of obamacare and expand the number of affordable healthcare options for working americans. mr. president, i can say i speak for everyone here and for million else of americans when
cuts and i believe even senator rand paul, and i know virginia, gregg, i think you re with us. but the whole country is looking for these massive tax cuts and we will get them. and we are going to also pressure congress very strongly to finish the repeal and the replace of obamacare once and for all. we will have great healthcare in our country. thank you all very much. appreciate it. thank you. [applause] thank you very much. [applause] thank you, everybody. one of the most important things, it will cost nothing.
[laughter] rand. [applause] he is getting up and saying all these wonderful things about what we re going to be announcing i said boy, that s pretty unusual. i m very impressed. but seven years ago congressional democrats broke the american healthcare system by forcing the obamacare nightmare onto the american people. it has been a nightmare. you look at what is happening with the premiums and the increases of 100% and 120% and even in one case, alaska, over 200%. and now every congressional democrat has blocked the effort to save americans from obamacare. along with a very small, frankly handful of republicans, three. and we re going to take care of that also because i believe we have the votes to do block grants at a little bit later