Trump/Pence Vow to 'Repeal and Replace' Obamacare
"ObamaCare was a catastrophic failure. Hillary Clinton says she wants to double down on that failure."
11.1.2016
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Today marked the beginning of ObamaCare open enrollment, and candidate Donald Trump and running mate Mike Pence kicked things off by calling the program "a catastrophic failure" and pledging to make repealing and replacing the law a first order of business if elected.
Fox News reports that Trump, speaking in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, declared, "I will ask Congress to convene a special session so we can repeal and replace."
He and Pence pounced on the administration admission that premium rates on the ObamaCare exchanges will rise an average 25 percent next year across 39 states. The jumps are even higher in certain states like Arizona, where one county will see a 116 percent increase over their average premium in 2016.
“I stand before you today because open enrollment begins,” Pence said. “Once again millions of Americans will be disappointed by the lack of options and shocked by premiums.”
Pence pitched getting rid of individual mandates “because government shouldn’t tell you how to spend your money” and said under Trump’s plan, Americans would be allowed to “purchase health insurance across state lines like life insurance.” They’d also create a transition period for subsidies to make sure there are no disruptions or hardships in coverage, he said.
Pence also hammered Obama's questionable decision to compare ObamaCare recently to Samsung phones:
“My favorite quote came from President Obama a week ago. He was celebrating the anniversary of the rollout. In his speech he actually compared ObamaCare to Samsung Galaxy Phones that burst into flames. I’m serious. President Obama said,quote, when one of these companies comes out with a smart phone with bugs, they fix and upgrade. Unless it catches fire, then they pull [it] off the market. Well, what a coincidence Mr. President. That’s what we are going to do with ObamaCare.”
"We can't trust Hillary Clinton with our health care any more than we can trust her with classified information," Pence continued. "ObamaCare was a catastrophic failure. Hillary Clinton says she wants to double down on that failure."
There remains the question of whether there would be enough votes in this or the next Congress to actually repeal the law.
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