Rand Paul: ‘I Want Everybody To Be Insured of the Most People To Be Insured at the Least Amount of Cost’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Brian Our ░░░░░░░░ guest has his own ░░░░░░░░ plan in constant contact ░░░░░░░░ his rival Republican Rand ░░░░░░░░ who got another six ░░░░░░░░ Is he right Is ░░░░░░░░ president elect right that ░░░░░░░░ is something in place ░░░░░░░░ cover everyone and no ░░░░░░░░ will be dying in ░░░░░░░░ streets Paul Oh absolutely ░░░░░░░░ people have to remember ░░░░░░░░ ObamaCare people weren t ░░░░░░░░ in the streets We ░░░░░░░░ an imperfect system that ░░░░░░░░ to be improved upon ░░░░░░░░ we have a system ░░░░░░░░ before ObamaCare where 85 ░░░░░░░░ of people were covered ░░░░░░░░ what I would like ░░░░░░░░ do is expand that ░░░░░░░░ I would think that ░░░░░░░░ goal should be as ░░░░░░░░ Trump said that everybody ░░░░░░░░ be insured That is ░░░░░░░░ goal I want everybody ░░░░░░░░ be insured of the ░░░░░░░░ people to be insured ░░░░░░░░ the least amount of ░░░░░░░░ The problem with ObamaCare ░░░░░░░░ added mandates which added ░░░░░░░░ cost which deterred young ░░░░░░░░ people from buying insurance ░░░░░░░░ want to do the ░░░░░░░░ I want to lower ░░░░░░░░ cost so more people ░░░░░░░░ be able to buy ░░░░░░░░ Brian So to put ░░░░░░░░ simply we were giving ░░░░░░░░ lot of money to ░░░░░░░░ states that we didn ░░░░░░░░ have to insure people ░░░░░░░░ might not have been ░░░░░░░░ before but the policies ░░░░░░░░ t effective So how ░░░░░░░░ you panic the average ░░░░░░░░ who isn t knee ░░░░░░░░ in politics with health ░░░░░░░░ knowledge listening right now ░░░░░░░░ what ObamaCare did was ░░░░░░░░ Medicaid But it also ░░░░░░░░ hey guys it will ░░░░░░░░ for free All of ░░░░░░░░ states you can put ░░░░░░░░ of the poor people ░░░░░░░░ the rolls but it ░░░░░░░░ t cost you anything ░░░░░░░░ the federal government is ░░░░░░░░ to pay for it ░░░░░░░░ rub is though the ░░░░░░░░ government has no money ░░░░░░░░ federal government borrows about ░░░░░░░░ million dollars a minute ░░░░░░░░ has a 20 trillion ░░░░░░░░ So what I said ░░░░░░░░ let s be honest ░░░░░░░░ it What can we ░░░░░░░░ to make the economy ░░░░░░░░ enough that we only ░░░░░░░░ a small percentage of ░░░░░░░░ who can t get ░░░░░░░░ That s the first ░░░░░░░░ you need to do ░░░░░░░░ then if you have ░░░░░░░░ provide to people with ░░░░░░░░ let s be honest ░░░░░░░░ the accounting And if ░░░░░░░░ want to have more ░░░░░░░░ Medicaid they should probably ░░░░░░░░ taxes on their citizens ░░░░░░░░ pay for it Brian ░░░░░░░░ you give me two ░░░░░░░░ of what makes Rand ░░░░░░░░ s plan workable First ░░░░░░░░ you have to do ░░░░░░░░ legal I see insurance ░░░░░░░░ rid of all the ░░░░░░░░ mandates and let people ░░░░░░░░ whatever kind of insurance ░░░░░░░░ want and that will ░░░░░░░░ the prices down Second ░░░░░░░░ help people save through ░░░░░░░░ savings accounts Give them ░░░░░░░░ credits tax ducks to ░░░░░░░░ in these savings accounts ░░░░░░░░ then the third thing ░░░░░░░░ individuals need to join ░░░░░░░░ in groups so that ░░░░░░░░ can get the leverage ░░░░░░░░ reduce in cost and ░░░░░░░░ get insurance that won ░░░░░░░░ drop them Brian Senator ░░░░░░░░ have to get the ░░░░░░░░ to listen to you ░░░░░░░░ president elect to listen ░░░░░░░░ you and about eight ░░░░░░░░ to go with you ░░░░░░░░ you need 60 votes ░░░░░░░░ fully replace right I ░░░░░░░░ got my work ahead ░░░░░░░░ me I already have ░░░░░░░░ ear of the president ░░░░░░░░ what we have to ░░░░░░░░ is get the ear ░░░░░░░░ the leadership and the ░░░░░░░░ and the house I ░░░░░░░░ working on that so ░░░░░░░░ ve got a lot ░░░░░░░░ work between now and ░░░░░░░░ next couple weeks Brian ░░░░░░░░ know it s amazing ░░░░░░░░ and Ted Cruz seem ░░░░░░░░ have the best relationship ░░░░░░░░ President Elect Trump and ░░░░░░░░ guys were the most ░░░░░░░░ rivals to start with ░░░░░░░░ put all of that ░░░░░░░░ you for the good ░░░░░░░░ the country Thanks so ░░░░░░░░ for joining us senator ░░░░░░░░ you.