Pence: ObamaCare ‘Nothing Short of a Government Takeover of Health Care’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT BAIER It ░░░░░░░░ long been a fundamental ░░░░░░░░ of conservatives that government ░░░░░░░░ stay out of the ░░░░░░░░ care business Then came ░░░░░░░░ and Republicans wanted to ░░░░░░░░ rid of it right ░░░░░░░░ and have fought to ░░░░░░░░ empowered to do it ░░░░░░░░ Klein says that liberals ░░░░░░░░ won of the central ░░░░░░░░ argument and Republicans are ░░░░░░░░ to fighting over the ░░░░░░░░ What is your reaction ░░░░░░░░ The central flaw of ░░░░░░░░ was that liberals here ░░░░░░░░ Washington D C decided ░░░░░░░░ it would be appropriate ░░░░░░░░ the federal government to ░░░░░░░░ every American to buy ░░░░░░░░ insurance whether they wanted ░░░░░░░░ or needed it or ░░░░░░░░ It was nothing short ░░░░░░░░ a government takeover of ░░░░░░░░ care It came with ░░░░░░░░ mandate and tax penalties ░░░░░░░░ people who wouldn t ░░░░░░░░ health insurance In a ░░░░░░░░ sense it stifled innovation ░░░░░░░░ in the American economy ░░░░░░░░ the American people know ░░░░░░░░ The central element of ░░░░░░░░ president s vision for ░░░░░░░░ care reform is to ░░░░░░░░ to a national marketplace ░░░░░░░░ allow the American people ░░░░░░░░ purchase health insurance across ░░░░░░░░ lines and literally in ░░░░░░░░ jurisdictions and some counties ░░░░░░░░ the current system people ░░░░░░░░ one insurance product to ░░░░░░░░ from The president and ░░░░░░░░ envision an American health ░░░░░░░░ economy where people literally ░░░░░░░░ hundreds or thousands of ░░░░░░░░ insurance products not ordered ░░░░░░░░ the government but that ░░░░░░░░ can choose from and ░░░░░░░░ some assistance from the ░░░░░░░░ through tax credits to ░░░░░░░░ It s a choice ░░░░░░░░ ObamaCare which was about ░░░░░░░░ mandates and taxes and ░░░░░░░░ heavy hand of Washington ░░░░░░░░ C versus unleashing the ░░░░░░░░ of the free marketplace ░░░░░░░░ especially unleashing the power ░░░░░░░░ states to innovate in ░░░░░░░░ that will improve people ░░░░░░░░ lives BAIER You are ░░░░░░░░ confident Pence We are ░░░░░░░░ confident because of President ░░░░░░░░ s leadership and support ░░░░░░░░ the Congress I m ░░░░░░░░ confident we will repeal ░░░░░░░░ replace ObamaCare and it ░░░░░░░░ be done by the ░░░░░░░░