president. once that s completed he will look into releasing them. i don t think that s what the american people care about. if that was an issue they cared about, they wouldn t have voted him until as president. the issues that matter today are issues like obamacare premiums on the rise. how to fix this issue of health care. how do we look at making college more affordable and year round and making sure students get to college? the president is setting the agenda and tax reform is on this. we re not bringing this up out of nowhere. the president is proposing on essentially cutting taxes for the wealthiest americans, himself included. that s how you interpret it. that s not how i interpret it. that s how the non-partisan experts interpret it. we have seen a lot of people get things wrong. what i would tell you is no one denies the fact this president wants to make america great, bringing jobs back, hire
west virginia knows this better than most. it s heartbreaking to say it, last year alone, obamacare premiums here in west virginia spiked by a stunning 32%. over 40% of the state doesn t have any choice of an insurance provider under the obamacare exchange. west virginians and president trump knows the truth. every day that obamacare survives is another day that america suffers. that s why the president worked tirelessly over the last several weeks to get congress to repeal and replace obamacare. you saw his resolve to work with whoever he needed to work with, to call whoever he needed to call to get the plan across the finish line this week on capitol hill. i got to tell you, i was inspired by president trump s determination and commitment to keep his promise to the american people. and the president and i are grateful for speaker paul ryan
legislation does not do that and so we want to stand by those who take position and let them know they re not alone. this doesn t repeal? it doesn t repeal. this keeps all the mandates and regulations in place that have driven up the costs of obamacare premiums over the last several years and also uses the tax credit as a subsidy just virtually indistinguishable from the obamacare subsidies so there s a lot we need to do to fix health care and this bill doesn t do it. if you repeal it then focus on individual solutions bills you can put forward to take care of the vulnerable population that everyone agrees those with preexisting conditions and then push those pieces of legislation through congress, through the legislative process, i think that s a better path. it s not going to be if this goes down it s not going to be another huge bill it s going to be step by step by step?
rather than later and that s brought some of the freedom caucus firmly believes this doesn t do enough to bring down premiums and expand choices for the american people, problem is when they made concessions for some to have more moderate republicans fell off the vote so today we had vice president pence working hard on the hill as you indicated one-on-one with some of these people. that s why it s so complex, it s like whack a mole. what i m hearing more than anything donald trump wants people to go to the floor, have a record, but those that are no aren t concerned about what donald trump thinks, more concerned about their constituents back home and that s more motivating.
obamacare law. secretary price and i along with my administration and lot of people in the senate and a lot of people in the house are committed to repealing and replacing this disastrous law with a healthcare plan that lowers cost, expands choice and insures access for everyone. you represent the million of americans who have seen obamacare premiums increase by double digits and triple digits. in arizona rates are over 116% last year. the deductibles are high, you don t get to use it. many americans lost their plans and doctors all together and one third of the counties. one third only have one insurer left. insurance companies are fleeing. they re gone. so many gone. the house bill to repeal and