[000:01:07;16] ADJOURNED.
[000:01:08;11] >>> AT THE WHITE HOUSE PRESIDENT
[000:01:09;27] TRUMP IS GIVING LIVE REMARKS ON
[000:01:12;07] HEALTH CARE COSTS.
[000:01:14;02] >> WE'RE UP OVER 100 TIMES FOR
[000:01:16;02] THE STOCK MARKET.
[000:01:16;20] THAT MEANS JOBS.
[000:01:17;23] THAT MEANS COMPANIES ARE MOVING
[000:01:19;28] BACK INTO THE UNITED STATES THAT
[000:01:21;11] LEFT.
[000:01:21;20] WE HAVE MANY, MANY COMPANIES
[000:01:23;09] COMING BACK.
[000:01:24;06] THE EMPLOYMENT NUMBERS ARE AT A
[000:01:28;07] RECORD.
[000:01:29;11] WE'RE VERY CLOSE, AND WE JUST
[000:01:31;15] GOT A NEW NUMBER ON AFRICAN
[000:01:33;26] AMERICAN EMPLOYMENT IS BEST IT'S
[000:01:35;04] EVER BEEN.
[000:01:36;07] YOU COULD SAY EMPLOYMENT OR
[000:01:38;04] UNEMPLOYMENT, THEY'RE THE BEST
[000:01:40;03] NUMBERS THEY'VE EVER BEEN.
[000:01:42;17] WE'RE PROUD OF WHAT'S HAPPENED
[000:01:43;09] WITH OUR ECONOMY.
[000:01:43;26] A FEW MONTHS AGO YOU WERE
[000:01:46;00] PREDICTING A RECESSION.
[000:01:47;12] PERHAPS SOME DAY THERE WILL BE A
[000:01:48;22] RECESSION.
[000:01:49;03] WE HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO.
[000:01:50;17] THE CONSUMER HAS NEVER BEEN
[000:01:52;04] STRONGER AND WE'RE GOING TO MAKE
[000:01:53;14] THE CONSUMER EVEN STRONGER YET
[000:01:55;04] WITH TRANSPARENCY, BECAUSE
[000:01:56;06] THEY'RE GOING TO GET MUCH BETTER
[000:01:58;08] PRICING AT HOSPITALS.
[000:01:59;08] I THINK WE CAN PROBABLY ADD THIS
[000:02:01;24] TO THE NUMBER.
[000:02:02;25] YOU SAW A MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD
[000:02:05;24] INCOME FOR PRESIDENT BUSH EIGHT
[000:02:07;13] YEARS WAS $450 FOR PRESIDENT
[000:02:12;08] OBAMA FOR EIGHT YEARS, EIGHT
[000:02:14;14] YEARS, THINK OF THAT, $975.
[000:02:18;13] FOR PRESIDENT TRUMP, A LITTLE
[000:02:20;19] OVER TWO AND A HALF YEARS WHEN
[000:02:22;01] THEY DID THE FINAL NUMBER WAS
[000:02:24;03] $5,000, AND THEY ADD TO THAT
[000:02:26;16] 2000 THANKS TO KEVIN AND
[000:02:29;08] EVERYBODY.
[000:02:29;20] THANK YOU, KEVIN.
[000:02:30;15] YOU'RE BEHIND ME SOMEPLACE.
[000:02:32;23] THEY HAD 2000 OR 2500.
[000:02:37;00] WHAT WOULD YOU SAY IN RIGHT
[000:02:38;27] THERE.
[000:02:39;07] ADD 2,000 AND THEN ADD 3,000 FOR
[000:02:42;14] REGULATION AND ADD SOMETHING FOR
[000:02:44;02] THE ENERGY SAVINGS.
[000:02:46;13] $10,000.
[000:02:48;03] IT'S 400 AND $975 FOR EIGHT AND
[000:02:50;19] EIGHT AND THEN FOR TWO AND A
[000:02:51;25] HALF YEARS IT'S 10,000.
[000:02:53;10] THAT'S NOT BAD, BUT THE CONSUMER
[000:02:55;02] IS VERY POWERFUL.
[000:02:56;25] AND THIS IS GOING TO MAKE THEM
[000:02:59;01] MORE POWERFUL.
[000:03:00;15] WELCOME, EVERYONE.
[000:03:01;05] THIS AFTERNOON WE CELEBRATE
[000:03:02;12] SOMETHING THAT I'M VERY PROUD
[000:03:05;19] OF.
[000:03:05;27] ANOTHER MAJOR VICTORY IN THE
[000:03:07;04] MISSION TO DELIVER GREAT HEALTH
[000:03:08;01] CARE AT A PRICE THAT YOU CAN
[000:03:10;02] AFFORD.
[000:03:10;19] THIS WILL HAVE A TREMENDOUS
[000:03:11;27] IMPACT ON PRICES.
[000:03:13;28] A CERTAIN GENTLEMAN IN THE ROOM
[000:03:15;10] WHO WILL SAY A COUPLE WORDS
[000:03:17;03] ACTUALLY SAID THIS IS MORE
[000:03:19;27] IMPORTANT THAN HEALTH CARE.
[000:03:20;18] AND WHEN HE SAID THAT, MY EARS
[000:03:22;04] REALLY PERKED UP.
[000:03:24;04] I LISTENED.
[000:03:24;25] AND THEY WERE RIGHT.
[000:03:26;02] AND THEY GAVE ME PLENTY OF
[000:03:29;13] EXAMPLES.
[000:03:29;24] THAT PERSON RECENTLY GOT THE
[000:03:31;23] PRESIDENTIAL MEDAL OF FREEDOM.
[000:03:33;06] HIS NAME IS ART LAFER, AND HE'S
[000:03:36;26] A VERY TALENTED GUY.
[000:03:38;03] WHERE IS HE?
[000:03:41;06] >> I'M SHORT TODAY.
[000:03:41;22] >> I DIDN'T SEE YOU BACK THERE.
[000:03:42;14] STAND UP HERE.
[000:03:44;04] A GREAT GENTLEMAN, AND YOU
[000:03:45;16] BROUGHT A MAN HERE WHO IS THE
[000:03:47;00] KING OF THAT WORLD, AND --
[000:03:50;13] HELLO.
[000:03:50;23] HOW ARE YOU?
[000:03:51;15] THAT'S THE GUY.
[000:03:52;26] AND YOU MADE THAT STATEMENT TO
[000:03:54;16] ME MORE IMPORTANT THAN HEALTH
[000:03:56;00] CARE.
[000:03:56;10] THAT WAS A BIG STATEMENT.
[000:03:57;06] AS SOON AS I HEARD THAT, I SAID
[000:03:58;23] THAT SOUNDS GOOD TO ME.
[000:04:01;08] IT'S TRANSPARENCY.
[000:04:02;09] SO I SIGNED, AS YOU KNOW, AN
[000:04:06;11] EXECUTIVE ORDER HISTORIC.
[000:04:08;09] AND WE'RE REQUIRING PRICE
[000:04:12;06] TRANSPARENCY IN HEALTH CARE
[000:04:12;27] FORCING COMPANIES TO COMPETE FOR
[000:04:14;27] YOUR BUSINESS.
[000:04:15;22] IT'S A VERY IMPORTANT THING THAT
[000:04:16;24] WE'VE DONE HERE.
[000:04:17;29] I DON'T THINK IT WILL BE COVERED
[000:04:19;00] BY YOU.
[000:04:19;18] BUT IT WILL BE IN THE YEARS TO
[000:04:22;05] COME.
[000:04:22;14] OUR GOAL WAS TO GIVE PATIENTS
[000:04:24;17] THE KNOWLEDGE THEY NEED ABOUT
[000:04:27;10] THE REAL PRICE OF HEALTH CARE
[000:04:31;03] SERVICES.
[000:04:31;14] THEY'LL BE ABLE TO CHECK THEM,
[000:04:32;07] COMPARE THEM, GO TO DIFFERENT
[000:04:33;11] LOCATIONS SO THEY CAN SHOP FOR
[000:04:34;25] THE HIGHEST QUALITY CARE AT THE
[000:04:36;28] LOWEST COST.
[000:04:39;04] AND THIS IS ABOUT HIGH QUALITY
[000:04:39;27] CARE.
[000:04:40;06] YOU'RE ALSO LOOKING AT THAT.
[000:04:41;03] YOU'RE LOOKING AT COMPARISONS
[000:04:42;22] BETWEEN TALENTS WHICH IS VERY
[000:04:44;09] IMPORTANT, AND THEN YOU'RE ALSO
[000:04:45;17] LOOKING AT COST.
[000:04:46;09] IN SOME CASES YOU'LL GET THE
[000:04:48;21] BEST DOCTOR FOR THE LOWEST COST.
[000:04:50;06] THAT'S A GOOD THING.
[000:04:51;11] TODAY I'M PROUD TO ANNOUNCE TWO
[000:04:53;24] NEW ACTIONS IMPLEMENTING THAT
[000:04:55;21] ORDER FIRST.
[000:04:56;08] WE ARE FINALIZING THE RULE THAT
[000:04:58;19] WILL COMPEL HOSPITALS TO PUBLISH
[000:05:01;15] PRICES PUBLICLY ONLINE, FOR
[000:05:03;21] EVERYONE TO SEE AND TO COMPARE
[000:05:05;02] TO YOU'RE ABLE TO GO ONLINE AND
[000:05:07;13] COMPARE ALL THE HOSPITALS AND
[000:05:08;06] THE DOCTORS AND THE PRICES, AND
[000:05:10;15] I ASSUME GET RESUMES ON DOCTORS
[000:05:12;28] AND SEE WHO YOU LIKE.
[000:05:14;17] AND THE GOOD DOCTORS LIKE I
[000:05:16;10] ASSUME THESE TWO GUYS ARE
[000:05:18;04] FANTASTIC DOCTORS OTHERWISE YOU
[000:05:19;02] WOULDN'T BE HERE.
[000:05:19;24] AND THE BAD DOCTORS, I GUESS
[000:05:20;29] THEY HAVE TO GO AND HIDE
[000:05:23;07] SOMEPLACE.
[000:05:23;19] I DON'T KNOW.
[000:05:24;08] MAYBE THEY DON'T DO SO WELL I
[000:05:25;25] DON'T KNOW.
[000:05:26;07] BUT IF THEY'RE NOT GOOD, WE'RE
[000:05:28;00] MORE INTERESTED IN THE GOOD
[000:05:29;11] ONES.
[000:05:29;20] IT'S CALLED REWARDING TALENT.
[000:05:32;15] SECOND WE'RE PUTTING FORWARD A
[000:05:36;02] PROPOSED RULE FOR HEALTH
[000:05:37;27] INSURANCE PROVIDERS TO PROVIDE
[000:05:41;28] INFORMATION TO CONSUMERS.
[000:05:44;25] THE FREEDOM TO CHOOSE THE CARE
[000:05:46;16] IS RIGHT BEFORE THEM ON THE
[000:05:48;07] INTERNET.
[000:05:48;18] AND ELSEWHERE, BUT ON THE
[000:05:50;03] INTERNET.
[000:05:50;14] VERY, VERY OPEN.
[000:05:51;10] VERY TRANSPARENT.
[000:05:52;08] THAT'S WHY IT'S CALLED
[000:05:54;26] TRANSPARENCY.
[000:05:55;09] AND THIS HAS BEEN DONE ON SMALL
[000:05:57;20] BASIS ON INDIVIDUAL HOSPITALS.
[000:05:58;23] IN FACT, ART, YOU WERE TELLING
[000:06:00;08] ME ABOUT THAT WITH YOUR
[000:06:02;24] HOSPITAL.
[000:06:03;05] THAT YOU'RE ON A BOARD OF A
[000:06:04;05] HOSPITAL THAT DID THIS.
[000:06:05;13] I'D LIKE YOU BEFORE I GO
[000:06:08;03] FURTHER, I'D LIKE YOU TO TALK
[000:06:09;06] ABOUT THAT FOR A MOMENT.
[000:06:10;22] EXPLAIN THAT IF YOU COULD.
[000:06:12;09] >> YOU'VE GOT TO LOWER IT REALLY
[000:06:16;03] FAR.
[000:06:16;12] SORRY ABOUT THAT.
[000:06:17;13] I WAS THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
[000:06:18;19] OF CENTENNIAL HOSPITAL.
[000:06:21;23] WE HAD PROBLEMS BUT THIS IS THE
[000:06:23;02] BIGGEST REVOLUTION I'VE SEEN IN
[000:06:25;11] GENERATIONS.
[000:06:25;24] I MEAN AND AS OPPOSED TO MOST
[000:06:28;00] REVOLUTIONS THIS REVOLUTION
[000:06:30;16] SAVES LIVES.
[000:06:30;29] IT DOESN'T COST LIVES.
[000:06:32;02] AND IN THIS REVOLUTION, IT SAVES
[000:06:34;20] MONEY.
[000:06:34;29] YOU DON'T HAVE TO SPEND MONEY.
[000:06:36;22] AND WHAT YOU'VE SEEN HERE BEFORE
[000:06:38;19] IS THAT WE HAVE NO TRANSPARENCY
[000:06:40;21] WHATSOEVER IN MEDICAL.
[000:06:41;18] IT'S LIKE THE HERMIT KINGDOM OF
[000:06:43;26] INDUSTRIES.
[000:06:44;08] YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PRICE
[000:06:45;09] IS.
[000:06:45;18] YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT THE OUTCOME
[000:06:46;28] IS AND YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT THE
[000:06:48;27] INPUTS ARE.
[000:06:49;18] WHAT THIS DOES IS THIS PULLS
[000:06:51;19] AWAY THE VEIL AND ALLOWS PEOPLE
[000:06:53;08] TO SEE EXACTLY WHAT THEY CAN AND
[000:06:55;07] WHAT THEY DO.
[000:06:56;02] AND IF I CAN SAY, I THINK THIS
[000:06:58;15] WILL LEAD TO A PHENOMENAL CHANGE
[000:07:00;01] IN THE U.S. OUTCOME OF
[000:07:02;10] EMPLOYMENT OUTPUT PRODUCTION.
[000:07:03;15] IT'S JUST ONE OF THE INDUSTRIES
[000:07:04;21] THAT DESPERATELY NEEDS THIS.
[000:07:06;15] I'LL STOP ABOUT HERE, BUT THE
[000:07:07;29] LAST ONE I CAN REMEMBER BEING
[000:07:09;26] INVOLVED WITH WAS WITH LADY
[000:07:12;00] THATCHER WHEN SHE PRIVATIZED
[000:07:13;23] COAL, STEEL, AND THE RAILROADS.
[000:07:15;16] I MEAN, THE CHANGES THERE --
[000:07:23;12] THIS OUTDOES ALL THOSE
[000:07:24;00] REVELATIONS
[000:07:25;06] REVELATIONSLUGSS.
[000:07:26;15] IT TAKES REAL LEADERSHIP AND
[000:07:27;08] REAL PRACTICERS TO GET IT
[000:07:29;00] THROUGH.
[000:07:29;10] AND SECRETARY AZAR IS A GREAT
[000:07:32;27] PRACTITIONER, AND MY BUDDY LARRY
[000:07:36;01] VAN CORNHORN IS ALSO A GREAT
[000:07:38;03] PRACTITIONER.
[000:07:38;16] THANK YOU, SIR.
[000:07:39;29] >> I'D LIKE TO HAVE LARRY SAY A
[000:07:43;01] FEW WORDS AND EXPLAIN.
[000:07:44;02] >> SURE, MR. PRESIDENT.
[000:07:45;23] WELL, THIS IS A MOMENTOUS DAY.
[000:07:48;19] AMERICANS YEAR OVER YEAR HAVE
[000:07:49;23] BEEN FACED WITH HIGHER AND
[000:07:53;05] HIGHER HEALTH CARE COSTS, FACING
[000:07:54;07] HIGHER AND HIGHER OBLIGATIONS TO
[000:07:56;16] PAY FOR THOSE WITHOUT
[000:07:57;12] INFORMATION AROUND THE PRICE AND
[000:07:58;14] THE QUALITY ASSOCIATED WITH
[000:08:00;03] THAT.
[000:08:00;18] THE CHARGES THAT HAVE BEEN PUT
[000:08:03;00] OUT ARE FICTITIOUS.
[000:08:04;03] NOBODY PAYS THE CHARGES.
[000:08:05;11] THIS EFFORT IS TO MAKE REAL
[000:08:07;07] PRICES TRANSPARENT.
[000:08:08;19] THE NET ALLOWED AMOUNTS THAT
[000:08:10;14] DRIVE THE DECISION-MAKING FOR
[000:08:12;29] PATIENTS EVERY DAY WILL NOW BE
[000:08:14;07] IN THEIR HANDS.
[000:08:15;06] THEY CAN MAKE BETTER TRADEOFFS
[000:08:17;07] AND HAVE HOPEFULLY MORE MONEY IN
[000:08:19;15] THEIR WALLETS AND PAYCHECKS TO
[000:08:21;20] PAY FOR ALL THE GOODS AND
[000:08:22;20] SERVICES THEY NEED TO LIVE THEIR
[000:08:25;08] LIVES.
[000:08:25;26] I APPRECIATE THE EFFORTS OF THE
[000:08:27;04] ADMINISTRATION ALL THE WAY
[000:08:27;24] THROUGH IN TERMS OF BEING ABLE
[000:08:29;03] TO FOLLOW THROUGH AND EXECUTE
[000:08:30;09] THIS.
[000:08:30;18] >> WE DID IT MAX.
[000:08:33;17] RIGHT?
[000:08:33;26] WE DIDN'T DO A SMALL.
[000:08:35;01] >> WE DID IT MAX.
[000:08:36;13] A PLUS.
[000:08:37;00] A PLUS.
[000:08:37;24] >> THERE ARE VERSIONS OF THIS.
[000:08:38;26] I SAID NO I DON'T WANT THE C OR
[000:08:40;19] THE D.
[000:08:41;12] I WANT THE A PLUS AND WE DID IT
[000:08:44;18] THE A PLUS.
[000:08:45;00] I'M VERY HAPPY WITH THAT.
[000:08:46;05] I THINK YOU'RE GOING TO SEE
[000:08:48;04] THINGS.
[000:08:48;14] IT'S KICKING IN IMMEDIATELY.
[000:08:49;20] IT WILL KICK IN AS OF TODAY.
[000:08:51;15] BUT IT'S GOING TO REALLY START
[000:08:53;07] GOING DURING THE COURSE OF THE
[000:08:54;03] YEAR, THE FOLLOWING YEAR, THIS
[000:08:55;20] YEAR COMING.
[000:08:57;03] AND YOU'LL SEE SOME RESULTS THAT
[000:08:59;18] ARE GOING TO BE INCREDIBLE IN
[000:09:00;26] TERMS OF COSTS COMING DOWN.
[000:09:02;09] AND I THINK IN TERMS OF THE
[000:09:04;05] QUALITY OF THE CARE BECAUSE
[000:09:05;00] YOU'RE PICKING PEOPLE THAT YOU'D
[000:09:07;00] WANT TO BE WITH.
[000:09:08;06] THIS AFTERNOON WE'RE GRALTFUL TO
[000:09:10;12] BE JOINED BY SECRETARY STEVE
[000:09:14;12] MNUCHIN.
[000:09:18;01] SECRETARY GENE SKACALIA.
[000:09:23;26] GOOD TIME FIRST BASE DEPARTMENT
[000:09:24;20] OF LABOR.
[000:09:25;16] >> A GREAT STORY TO TELL.
[000:09:27;00] >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
[000:09:30;00] GOOD.
[000:09:30;09] SECRETARY ALEX AZAR, THANK YOU,
[000:09:34;00] ALEX.
[000:09:36;09] AND ADMINISTRATOR SHEENA VERNA.
[000:09:41;21] THEY'RE SPREAD ALL OVER THE
[000:09:43;03] PLACE.
[000:09:43;12] I ALSO WANT TO WELCOME KEVIN
[000:09:46;03] BRADY, MICHAEL BUNCH US AND GREG
[000:09:49;04] WALDEN.
[000:09:49;14] THEY'VE BEEN FANTASTIC ON
[000:09:51;18] GETTING US TO A REALLY GOOD
[000:09:53;04] POSITION WITH THE TAXES.
[000:09:54;09] WE'RE GOING TO DO A MAJOR MIDDLE
[000:09:56;14] INCOME TAX CUT IF WE TAKE BACK
[000:09:58;18] THE HOUSE.
[000:09:59;07] AND WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT THAT
[000:10:01;16] SOMETIME LATER, BUT WE'RE GOING
[000:10:03;14] TO BE DOING A VERY MAJOR MIDDLE
[000:10:06;02] INCOME TAX CUT, MOSTLY DEVOTED
[000:10:08;02] TO MIDDLE INCOME WHO HAVE REALLY
[000:10:10;08] BEEN BIG BENEFICIARIES OF THE
[000:10:11;19] TAX CUT WE DID WHICH WAS THE
[000:10:13;09] LARGEST IN THE HISTORY OF OUR
[000:10:14;21] COUNTRY, BUT WE'RE DOING A MAJOR
[000:10:16;11] TAX CUT FOR THE MIDDLE INCOME.
[000:10:18;14] AND THAT WILL BE SUBJECT
[000:10:20;10] OBVIOUSLY TO TAKING OVER THE
[000:10:21;25] HOUSE BECAUSE DEMOCRATS LIKE
[000:10:23;03] TAX INCREASES, NOT TAX CUTS.
[000:10:25;11] I ALSO WANT TO THANK OUR STATE
[000:10:27;12] LEADERS.
[000:10:27;22] WE HAVE A LOT OF STATE LEADERS
[000:10:30;01] HERE TODAY AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL.
[000:10:31;15] I WANT TO THANK THEM FOR BEING
[000:10:34;24] HERE AND A SPECIAL THANKS,
[000:10:35;16] AGAIN, TO HIGHLY RESPECTED
[000:10:40;07] ECONOMIST, DR. LARRY VAN HORN
[000:10:42;19] AND ART LAFFER.
[000:10:46;10] THEY CAME TO MY OFFICE WE
[000:10:50;15] CONGRATULATED ART BECAUSE HE DID
[000:10:51;08] A AN INCREDIBLE JOB WITH RONALD
[000:10:52;21] REAGAN AND BEYOND.
[000:10:54;16] WHEN I SAID THE PRESIDENTIAL
[000:10:58;06] MEDDLE
[000:10:59;00] MEDAL OF FREEDOM HE TOLD ME
[000:11:00;03] THIS LITTLE STORY ABOUT A
[000:11:02;00] CERTAIN HOSPITAL HE WAS INVOLVED
[000:11:02;28] WITH WHERE THEY DID THIS AND
[000:11:05;07] EVERY HOSPITAL HAS HAD
[000:11:06;22] INCREDIBLE EXPERIENCE WITH IT.
[000:11:07;20] I SAID TELL ME MORE.
[000:11:08;27] AND THEN WE GOT INVOLVED WITH
[000:11:11;03] LARRY AND LARRY KUDLOW ALSO, BY
[000:11:13;16] THE WAY, AND WE HAD A LITTLE
[000:11:15;11] GROUP OF FOUR PEOPLE THAT TALKED
[000:11:16;18] ABOUT IT A LOT.
[000:11:17;16] AND I THINK IT'S GOING TO HAVE A
[000:11:19;03] TREMENDOUS IMPACT.
[000:11:19;25] AND AGAIN, THE STATEMENT WAS
[000:11:21;06] MADE, THIS IS BIGGER THAN HEALTH
[000:11:22;19] CARE.
[000:11:22;28] AND I THINK IT WILL BE.
[000:11:24;05] I THINK IT WILL BE MORE
[000:11:25;25] MEANINGFUL IN MANY WAYS INFORMAL
[000:11:27;00] YOU'LL SAVE SO MUCH MONEY AND
[000:11:28;10] GET THE CARE THAT YOU WANT, AND
[000:11:29;27] YOU'LL CHOOSE THE DOCTOR YOU
[000:11:31;11] WANT WHICH WAS NOT POSSIBLE
[000:11:33;08] DESPITE THE MANY PLEAS.
[000:11:34;11] YOU KNOW, YOU CAN HAVE YOUR PLAN
[000:11:36;04] AND HAVE YOUR DOCTOR.
[000:11:37;06] WELL, THEY TURNED OUT TO BE
[000:11:39;28] UNTRUE STATEMENTS ABOUT OBAMA
[000:11:42;13] CARE.
[000:11:42;23] FOR DECADES, HOSPITALS J
[000:11:44;21] INSURANCE COMPANIES, LOBBYISTS
[000:11:47;24] AND SPECIAL INTERESTS HAVE
[000:11:49;14] HIDDEN PRICES FROM CONSUMERS WHO
[000:11:51;09] THEY COULD DRIVE UP COSTS FOR
[000:11:52;18] YOU AND YOU HAD NO IDEA WHAT WAS
[000:11:54;23] HAPPENING.
[000:11:55;05] YOU'D GET BILLS THAT WERE
[000:11:56;07] UNBELIEVABLE AND HAVE NO IDEA
[000:11:57;20] WHY.
[000:11:58;00] FOR EXAMPLE, RESEARCHERS FOUND
[000:11:59;24] THAT FOR THE SAME MRI AT THE
[000:12:02;17] SAME HOSPITAL, PATIENTS WERE
[000:12:04;28] CHARGED ANYWHERE FROM $248 TO
[000:12:09;07] $2,500.
[000:12:09;24] TEN TIMES MORE, AT THE SAME
[000:12:11;10] HOSPITAL.
[000:12:11;21] I ASSUME THAT'S DIFFERENT
[000:12:13;07] DOCTORS WITHIN THE SAME
[000:12:14;23] HOSPITAL.
[000:12:15;07] I DON'T KNOW IF THE HOSPITALS
[000:12:16;04] ARE GOING TO LIKE ME TOO MUCH
[000:12:17;21] ANYMORE WITH THIS, BUT THAT'S
[000:12:19;04] OKAY.
[000:12:19;19] RIGHT?
[000:12:19;29] THAT'S OKAY.
[000:12:20;11] I THINK THE DOCTORS ARE GOING
[000:12:22;14] TO, ACTUALLY.
[000:12:23;24] IN THE BOSTON AREA THE PRICE OF
[000:12:25;14] DELIVERING A BABY CAN COST
[000:12:26;14] ANYWHERE FROM ROUGHLY $4700 TO
[000:12:29;23] NEARLY $16,000.
[000:12:31;18] ONE SURVEY FOUND THAT WITHIN A
[000:12:33;12] SINGLE METRO AREA THE HIGHEST
[000:12:35;15] NEGOTIATED PRICE FOR SIMPLE
[000:12:37;15] BLOOD TEST WAS ROUGHLY 40 TIMES
[000:12:40;03] MORE THAN THE LOWEST PRICE.
[000:12:42;06] THEY WERE GIVEN EXACTLY THE SAME
[000:12:45;25] SERVICE.
[000:12:46;06] IN SOME CASES SENT THEM TO THE
[000:12:47;23] SAME LABS AND WERE CHARGED 40
[000:12:50;11] TIMES MORE MONEY.
[000:12:51;15] UNDER THE NEW PRICE TRANSPARENCY
[000:12:53;15] RULE, WE ARE FINALIZING TODAY
[000:12:55;02] AND IT WILL BE ALL FINALIZED.
[000:12:56;22] IT IS FINALIZED.
[000:12:57;16] IT WILL BE PUT OUT TODAY.
[000:12:58;29] ALL OF THAT WILL CHANGE.
[000:13:00;17] HOSPITALS WILL SOON BE REQUIRED
[000:13:01;24] TO PUBLISH THE PRICE OF
[000:13:03;26] EVERYTHING FROM INDIVIDUAL
[000:13:04;26] MEDICAL SUPPLIES TO THE TOTAL
[000:13:06;26] COST OF COMMON PROCEDURES.
[000:13:08;18] NEXT WE WILL BRING MUCH NEEDED
[000:13:10;20] PRICE TRANSPARENCY TO INSURANCE
[000:13:13;10] COMPANIES.
[000:13:13;22] I'M SURE THEY'LL BE THRILLED.
[000:13:15;20] THIS WILL ALLOW YOU TO SEE YOUR
[000:13:17;23] OUT OF POCKET COSTS AND OTHER
[000:13:19;29] VITAL PRICE INFORMATION BEFORE
[000:13:20;28] YOU GO IN FOR TREATMENT.
[000:13:22;11] SO YOU'RE GOING TO KNOW WHAT
[000:13:23;18] IT'S GOING TO BE, AND YOU'RE
[000:13:25;17] GOING TO BE ABLE TO HAVE LOTS OF
[000:13:27;03] CHOICES.
[000:13:27;13] BOTH IN TERMS OF DOCTORS,
[000:13:29;18] HOSPITALS AND PRICE.
[000:13:31;20] AND WE'RE STOPPING AMERICAN
[000:13:34;19] PATIENTS FROM JUST GETTING PURE
[000:13:36;04] AND SIMPLE TWO WORDS, VERY
[000:13:38;06] SIMPLE WORDS RIPPED OFFER
[000:13:39;15] BECAUSE THEY'VE BEEN RIPPED OFF
[000:13:40;18] FOR YEARS.
[000:13:41;21] FOR A LOT OF YEARS.
[000:13:43;24] WITH US TODAY IS MELISSA URAL
[000:13:47;16] WHO WORKS FOR A COMPANY THAT
[000:13:49;20] BENEFITS FROM PRICE
[000:13:50;23] TRANSPARENCY, AND MELISSA, COULD
[000:13:52;09] YOU COME UP AND SAY A FEW WORDS?
[000:13:54;11] >> YES.
[000:13:56;16] >> THANK YOU, MELISSA.
[000:13:57;27] >> THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT.
[000:13:59;23] I AM THE VICE PRESIDENT OF HUMAN
[000:14:02;15] RESOURCES FOR HB GLOBAL.
[000:14:03;29] WE'RE AN EMPLOYEE-OWNED
[000:14:06;26] MECHANICAL CONTRACTING COMPANY.
[000:14:10;19] TRANSPARENT PRICING INITIATIVE
[000:14:11;28] ALIGNS WITH OUR OWNERSHIP MODEL
[000:14:14;00] BECAUSE IT ALLOWS EMPLOYEES TO
[000:14:15;18] GET THE CARE THEY NEED AT THE
[000:14:17;06] COST THEY WANT.
[000:14:19;22] CURRENTLY WE ARE PARTNERING WITH
[000:14:21;12] A BROKER TO WORK AND NEGOTIATE
[000:14:24;16] PRICES FOR SURGERIES AND OTHER
[000:14:27;22] PROCEDURES AT LOCAL SURGICAL
[000:14:30;22] CENTERS.
[000:14:31;02] THIS ALLOWS OUR EMPLOYEES TO
[000:14:31;23] KNOW WHAT THE PROCEDURE, WHAT
[000:14:32;18] THE COSTS WILL LOOK LIKE WHEN
[000:14:34;04] THEY WALK THROUGH THE DOOR.
[000:14:35;22] THIS ALSO ALLOWS OUR EMPLOYEES
[000:14:37;15] TO GET GREAT CARE AT A FRACTION
[000:14:41;02] OF THE COST WITH THE SAME
[000:14:43;01] QUALITY AND STANDARD OF CARE
[000:14:44;24] THAT THEY WOULD HAVE GOTTEN AND
[000:14:46;14] THEY WON'T RECEIVE ANY SURPRISE
[000:14:51;04] BILLS.
[000:14:51;14] RIGHT NOW WE HAVE SOME
[000:14:52;13] TRANSPARENCY BEHIND THE SCENES
[000:14:53;21] BUT WITH FULL PRICE TRANSPARENCY
[000:14:55;21] UP FRONT OUR EMPLOYEES CAN MAKE
[000:14:57;13] THE BEST DECISIONS POSSIBLE.
[000:14:59;23] WE WOULDN'T EXPECT OUR EMPLOYEES
[000:15:00;22] TO GO BUY A CAR OR A HOUSE
[000:15:02;18] WITHOUT KNOWING THE PRICE UP
[000:15:04;08] FRONT.
[000:15:04;18] WHY SHOULD THEIR HEALTH CARE BE
[000:15:06;08] ANY DIFFERENT?
[000:15:06;25] I WANT TO THANK THE PRESIDENT
[000:15:07;29] FOR BRINGING THIS IMPORTANT
[000:15:09;17] INITIATIVE TO THE FRONT.
[000:15:12;07] THANK YOU.
[000:15:12;18] >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MELISSA.
[000:15:14;19] THANK YOU.
[000:15:17;22] THANK YOU.
[000:15:18;11] GOOD JOB, MELISSA.
[000:15:20;23] WE'RE ALSO JOINED BY KAR A
[000:15:24;16] BUCKLE WHO WORKS FOR THE SAME
[000:15:26;21] COMPANY AND BENEFITTED WHEN HER
[000:15:28;24] EMPLOYER SHOPPED FOR THE BEST
[000:15:30;17] PRICE ON A SURGERY A SURGERY
[000:15:33;02] THAT SHE NEEDED, AND I'D LIKE TO
[000:15:37;15] HAVE CARE RAKARA COME UP AND PLEASE
[000:15:39;22] TELL US ABOUT IT.
[000:15:41;26] KARA?
[000:15:42;06] >> THANK YOU.
[000:15:43;20] I AM KARA BAGEL.
[000:15:46;02] I WORK FOR
[000:15:46;22] SURGERY ON MY ANKLE.
[000:15:48;14] I'M THE SOLE PROVIDER OF MY
[000:15:50;20] TWO-YEAR-OLD SON, SO THIS IMPACT
[000:15:54;19] WAS HUGE FOR HIS AND MY DAY
[000:15:57;03] TODAY LIFE.
[000:15:57;25] WHEN I INITIALLY WENT TO AN
[000:16:00;17] ORTHOPEDIC URGENT CARE, I HAD NO
[000:16:02;17] IDEA WHAT I WAS GOING TO PAY.
[000:16:04;11] NO IDEA WHAT THE COSTS WERE
[000:16:05;23] GOING TO BE.
[000:16:06;09] I JUST KNOW I NEEDED TO GET
[000:16:08;09] HELP.
[000:16:08;18] I ENDED UP WITH A BILL FOR OVER
[000:16:12;13] $1000.
[000:16:12;23] THIS WAS AN UNEXPECTED EXPENSE
[000:16:14;15] THAT MY FAMILY NOW HAD TO
[000:16:17;02] ENDURE, AND IT HAD A HUGE IMPACT
[000:16:20;07] ON US.
[000:16:22;23] IT WAS A HUGE STRES SOR TO KNOW
[000:16:25;12] I NEEDED SURGERY AND NOT KNOW
[000:16:27;13] WHAT THE COST WAS GOING TO BE
[000:16:28;16] AND HOW IT WAS GOING TO IMPACT
[000:16:30;03] MY LIFE.
[000:16:31;09] THANKFULLY MY COMPANY WAS ABLE
[000:16:32;08] TO WORK WITH WHAT
[000:16:33;15] PRICES WERE GOING TO BE
[000:16:36;29] BEFOREHAND WITH INSURANCE.
[000:16:37;18] THE CLAIM MY COMPANY WOULD HAVE
[000:16:40;02] PAID BUZZ $19,500 THIS.
[000:16:42;03] WE WOULDN'T HAVE KNOWN THAT COST
[000:16:44;05] UNTIL AVENUE.
[000:16:44;19] BY SHOPPING AROUND BEFOREHAND
[000:16:46;07] WE KNEW THE CLAIM WAS GOING TO
[000:16:46;29] BE 780 0.
[000:16:49;19] THAT'S A 60% PRICE DIFFERENCE.
[000:16:51;27] AND IT WAS AT ZERO COST TO ME.
[000:16:54;10] I WAS EVEN ABLE TO GET THE CARE
[000:16:56;03] AT THE SAME FACILITY THAT I WAS
[000:16:57;20] GOING TO GO TO IF I WOULD HAVE
[000:16:59;26] USED MY INSURANCE.
[000:17:00;28] I WANT TO THANK THE PRESIDENT
[000:17:02;14] FOR MAKING HEALTH CARE MORE
[000:17:04;21] TRANSPARENT SO THAT OTHERS IN MY
[000:17:06;23] SITUATION DON'T HAVE TO HAVE
[000:17:08;02] THESE UNEXPECTED FINANCIAL
[000:17:10;07] SURPRISES AND HARDSHIPS.
[000:17:11;09] >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
[000:17:14;20] >> THANK YOU.
[000:17:18;08] THANK YOU VERY MUCH, KARA.
[000:17:19;23] ALSO WITH US IS DR. RICK
[000:17:22;01] SCHULTZ CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER
[000:17:23;15] AT TEXAS FREE MARKET SURGERY.
[000:17:26;27] DOCTOR, I'D LIKE TO HAVE YOU
[000:17:27;23] COME UP AND SAY A FEW WORDS
[000:17:29;26] ABOUT WHAT WE'RE DOING AND HOW
[000:17:31;05] WE'RE DOING IT.
[000:17:32;06] THANK YOU, DOCTOR.
[000:17:33;13] >> THANK YOU.
[000:17:33;29] THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR HAVING
[000:17:34;29] US HERE TODAY.
[000:17:35;25] THIS IS A VERY EXCITING DAY.
[000:17:37;16] I'D LIKE TO TAKE A MINUTE TO
[000:17:40;27] TALK ABOUT STEWARDSHIP.
[000:17:44;03] I'D LIKE TO THANK GOD WITH
[000:17:47;05] CHARGING ME WITH THE ABILITIES
[000:17:48;04] TO PRACTICE ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY
[000:17:49;25] IN TEXAS THE LAST 20 YEARS.
[000:17:52;12] I'D ALSO LIKE TO THANK THE
[000:17:54;27] PRESIDENT FOR HIS LEADERSHIP ANDNCE
[000:17:56;20] HE'S BEEN
[000:17:57;19] ELECTED HE TRUSTS AMERICANS TO
[000:17:59;12] BE COURAGEOUS AND MAKE SMART
[000:18:00;28] DECISIONS WITH THEIR OWN MONEY
[000:18:02;14] AND THEIR OWN HEALTH CARE.
[000:18:03;18] AND HE KNOWS WE'RE SMART ENOUGH
[000:18:06;28] TO MAKE GOOD DECISIONS NOW.
[000:18:08;05] THIS POLICY, THIS TRANSPARENCY
[000:18:10;23] WILL BE THE FUEL FOR HEALTH CARE
[000:18:13;12] INNOVATION VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT
[000:18:14;20] WE'RE DOING WITH TEXAS FREE
[000:18:16;27] MARKET SURGERY IN TEXAS MEDICAL
[000:18:19;11] MANAGEMENT.
[000:18:19;23] RIGHT NOW WE TAKE GOOD CARE OF
[000:18:21;14] PATIENTS AT A FAIR PRICE AND
[000:18:23;04] IT'S COMPLETELY TRANSPARENT.
[000:18:24;17] THIS IS NOT SOMETHING IN THE
[000:18:25;22] FUTURE.
[000:18:26;02] THIS IS SOMETHING WE'RE DOING
[000:18:26;26] TODAY.
[000:18:27;06] IF YOU DON'T BELIEVE ME CHECK
[000:18:28;23] OUT OUR WEBSITE.
[000:18:31;17] FINALLY, I'D REALLY LIKE TO
[000:18:32;22] CHALLENGE THE AMERICANS THAT
[000:18:36;06] THIS IS A RIGHT THAT YOU'RE
[000:18:36;28] GETTING BACK.
[000:18:37;11] TO KNOW THE PRICE OF YOUR HEALTH
[000:18:40;18] CARE.
[000:18:40;27] THIS IS GOING TO BE A FIGHT.
[000:18:42;02] THIS IS VERY DISRUPTIVE.
[000:18:43;01] THE PEOPLE WHO ARE CURRENTLY
[000:18:44;21] MAKING A LOT OF MONEY OFF OF US
[000:18:45;27] ARE GOING TO FIGHT THIS TOOTH
[000:18:47;07] AND NAIL.
[000:18:48;01] IF YOU AREN'T READY TO FIGHT FOR
[000:18:50;14] THIS THEN DON'T COMPLAIN WHEN
[000:18:51;15] IT GETS TAKEN AWAY FROM YOU.
[000:18:53;16] MR. PRESIDENT, THANK YOU FOR
[000:18:55;08] STEPPING INTO THE GAP, TAKING
[000:18:56;25] THE SLINGS AND ARROWS AND
[000:18:58;21] HELPING GET THIS GOING.
[000:18:59;19] >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
[000:19:03;13] >> THANK YOU.
[000:19:04;14] >> I THINK IF I COULD, I'D LIKE
[000:19:06;15] TO HAVE KEVIN BRADY COME UP JUST
[000:19:08;04] FOR A SECOND, AND TALK ABOUT
[000:19:10;01] WHAT WE'VE DONE WITH THE
[000:19:11;09] INDIVIDUAL MANDATE AND HOW
[000:19:12;12] THAT'S JUST A PART OF OUR -- A
[000:19:14;02] SMALL PART, BUT IT'S A VERY BIG
[000:19:15;29] PART IN TERMS OF HEALTH CARE
[000:19:17;18] WHAT WE DID WITH RESPECT TO OUR
[000:19:19;10] TAX CUTS AND OUR REFORMS.
[000:19:21;24] AND YOU MIGHT WANT TO DISCUSS
[000:19:23;16] THE INDIVIDUAL MANDATE.
[000:19:24;22] GETTING RID OF IT WAS SUCH A BIG
[000:19:27;24] DEAL.
[000:19:28;03] THANK YOU.
[000:19:28;15] >> THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT.
[000:19:29;10] FIRST, THANK YOU FOR BEING THE
[000:19:31;17] PRESIDENT WHO LED ON LETTING
[000:19:33;04] PEOPLE KEEP MORE OF WHAT THEY
[000:19:35;28] EARNED SO THEY CAN AFFORD HEALTH
[000:19:37;23] CARE, UTILITY, COLLEGE COSTS
[000:19:39;12] ALL OF WHICH HAS SEEMED TO GO
[000:19:40;24] UP.
[000:19:41;22] SECONDLY, THANK YOU FOR WHEN WE
[000:19:42;18] SAW THE FAILINGS OF THE
[000:19:44;14] AFFORDABLE CARE ACT ESPECIALLY
[000:19:46;23] FORCING AVERAGE TEXANS, AVERAGE
[000:19:48;16] AMERICANS INTO BUYING HEALTH
[000:19:49;24] CARE THEY COULDN'T USE AND
[000:19:50;24] COULDN'T AFFORD, YOU STEPPED
[000:19:52;25] FORWARD WITH CONGRESS TO
[000:19:54;14] ELIMINATE EFFECTIVELY THAT
[000:19:56;21] MANDATE.
[000:19:57;02] SO -- IT WAS ANOTHER TAX CUT ON
[000:19:58;23] THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.
[000:20:00;17] YOU'VE ALSO CREATED ASSOCIATION
[000:20:02;16] HEALTH PLANS, BECAUSE IF YOU'RE
[000:20:05;06] IN A SMALL BIDS IF YOU WORK FOR
[000:20:06;21] SMALL BUSINESS OR HAVE ONE,
[000:20:07;25] YOU'VE BEEN LEFT BEHIND UNDER
[000:20:09;08] THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT.
[000:20:11;08] YOUR PLANS ALLOW OUR SMALL
[000:20:14;14] BUSINESSES TO JOIN TOGETHER TO
[000:20:15;26] AFFORD HEALTH CARE THE WAY THE
[000:20:17;07] BIG COMPANIES DO.
[000:20:20;18] THEY'RE CUTTING PRICES 30% 40%.
[000:20:24;04] TODAY AS ART POINTED OUT AND YOU
[000:20:26;09] TOO MR. PRESIDENT, LOOK,
[000:20:28;00] PATIENTS ARE CONFUSED.
[000:20:29;17] FAMILIES DON'T KNOW WHAT THINGS
[000:20:31;16] COST.
[000:20:31;25] YOU CAN'T SHOP AROUND AND YOU
[000:20:33;04] DON'T UNDERSTAND THE PRICE.
[000:20:35;00] THIS PULLING BACK THE CURTAIN ON
[000:20:37;07] HEALTH CARE PRICES WILL HELP
[000:20:39;07] COMPETITION OCCUR GIVE US AS
[000:20:40;28] FAMILIES AND PATIENTS CHOICES
[000:20:43;05] AHEAD OF TIME, AND WILL
[000:20:44;28] ULTIMATELY LOWER THE HEALTH CARE
[000:20:48;10] COSTS AND I'LL CLOSE WITH THIS.
[000:20:50;09] IT'S EASY TO HAVE QUALITY CARE
[000:20:52;05] OR AFFORDABLE CARE.
[000:20:53;23] THE GOAL IS TO HAVE BOTH.
[000:20:55;08] MAKING THESE PRICES TRANSPARENT
[000:20:57;01] ALLOW OUR FAMILIES AND OUR
[000:20:59;03] BUSINESSES TO HAVE QUALITY CARE
[000:21:00;21] AND AFFORDABLE AT THE SAME TIME.
[000:21:02;08] THIS REALLY IS TRANSFORMATIONAL.
[000:21:05;22] THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR.
[000:21:07;04] PRESIDENT.
[000:21:07;16] >> THANK YOU.
[000:21:08;07] IT ALL SORT OF FITS IN.
[000:21:10;05] IT'S LIKE A PUZZLE.
[000:21:12;27] AND I SEE MY FRIEND GREGG.
[000:21:14;15] I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU'RE GOING TO
[000:21:15;09] BE LEAVING CONGRESS ONE OF THESE
[000:21:16;22] DAYS.
[000:21:17;01] I WAS SO DISAPPOINTED TO SEE
[000:21:19;04] THAT, BUT YOU'RE FANTASTIC.
[000:21:20;23] AND WE ALL WORK TOGETHER WITH
[000:21:22;27] EVERYBODY, ALL OF US.
[000:21:24;23] COME ON UP HERE THE TWO OF YOU.
[000:21:27;02] I'D LIKE YOU DISCUSS RIGHT TO
[000:21:28;29] TRY A LITTLE BIT.
[000:21:30;02] AND I MEAN, YOU THINK ABOUT IT'S
[000:21:31;29] REALLY A VERY IMPORTANT PART OF
[000:21:33;06] HEALTH CARE.
[000:21:33;19] >> IT IS.
[000:21:34;08] >> THE ULTIMATE PART OF HEALTH
[000:21:36;14] CARE.
[000:21:36;23] AND FOR 45 YEARS THEY'VE BEEN
[000:21:38;22] TRYING TO GET IT PASSED AND THEY
[000:21:40;06] COULDN'T DO IT.
[000:21:41;03] AND GREG WALDEN, THE THREE OF US
[000:21:42;25] PLUS A LOT WE'VE GOT IT DONE.
[000:21:45;04] CONGRESSMAN, THANK YOU VERY
[000:21:45;25] MUCH.
[000:21:46;04] >> THANK YOU.
[000:21:46;17] >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
[000:21:48;29] GO AHEAD.
[000:21:49;10] PLEASE.
[000:21:49;20] >> WELL, THANK YOU, MR.
[000:21:50;22] PRESIDENT.
[000:21:51;03] WE'VE NEVER HAD A PRESIDENT LEAN
[000:21:52;29] FURTHER FORWARD ON BEHALF OF
[000:21:55;18] PATIENTS THAN PRESIDENT TRUMP.
[000:21:58;19] AND WE FINALLY GOT INTO LAW A
[000:22:02;09] RIGHT TO TRY.
[000:22:03;05] NOW YOU'RE GOING TO GET IN PLACE
[000:22:05;14] RIGHT TO KNOW.
[000:22:06;01] WE SHOULD HAVE THE RIGHT TO KNOW
[000:22:07;09] WHAT THESE THINGS COST.
[000:22:09;02] I WAS HERE WITH YOU WHEN YOU
[000:22:10;19] TALKED ABOUT SURPRISE MEDICAL
[000:22:11;23] BILLING.
[000:22:12;03] AND WE ARE VERY CLOSE TO
[000:22:13;18] LEGISLATING ON THAT, MR.
[000:22:15;02] PRESIDENT.
[000:22:15;14] AND THAT IS A HUGE WIN FOR
[000:22:17;21] CONSUMERS.
[000:22:18;02] THIS IS A HUGE WIN FOR
[000:22:20;11] CONSUMERS.
[000:22:20;22] YOU'RE DOING THE RIGHT THING AND
[000:22:24;15] DOCTOR MIKE BURGESS, NOW THE TOP
[000:22:27;08] REPUBLICAN ON HEALTH CARE HAS
[000:22:28;07] BEEN A LEADER IN THIS EFFORT AS
[000:22:30;15] WELL.
[000:22:30;25] AND YOUR TEAM WORKING WITH THE
[000:22:32;25] SECRETARIES AND SEMA AND OTHERS
[000:22:34;20] HAVE BEEN AT THE FOREFRONT OF
[000:22:35;24] THIS, AND AMERICANS ARE
[000:22:37;00] BENEFITTING.
[000:22:37;13] AND THE ONE THING I HEAR ABOUT
[000:22:38;24] IS WHAT KEVIN BRADY TALKED
[000:22:40;13] ABOUT.
[000:22:40;22] WE WANT AFFORDABLE CARE.
[000:22:41;25] WE WANT INNOVATION, BUT WE HAVE
[000:22:43;21] TO BE ABLE TO AFFORD IT.
[000:22:45;19] YOU CAN'T KNOW WHAT THINGS COST
[000:22:47;11] IF THEY WON'T TELL YOU.
[000:22:48;14] IT'S ALL HIDDEN BACK BEHIND THE
[000:22:51;12] CURTAIN.
[000:22:51;23] MR. PRESIDENT THANK YOU FOR
[000:22:52;29] YOUR LEADERSHIP AND YOUR TEAM'S
[000:22:54;11] LEADERSHIP.
[000:22:54;23] >> MICHAEL SAY A FEW WORDS
[000:22:56;15] PLEASE.
[000:22:56;25] >> FROM WHAT I FLARE SWEBTS ALL
[000:22:58;12] THE TIME, I PRACTICED MEDICINE
[000:22:59;05] FOR 25 YEARS.
[000:23:01;15] THEY'RE CONCERNED WITH THE COST
[000:23:02;17] AND COMPLEXITY OF HEALTH CARE.
[000:23:03;28] THIS IS A MAJOR STEP.
[000:23:05;06] MAJOR STEP.
[000:23:06;09] AND DELIVERING ON THAT PROMISE
[000:23:08;06] FOR PATIENTS, LOOK, THERE'S
[000:23:09;28] ANOTHER PARTY IN TOWN THAT JUST
[000:23:11;24] WANTS TO TAKE AWAY ALL YOUR
[000:23:12;18] CHOICES AND GIVER YOU ONE
[000:23:14;05] CHOICE.
[000:23:14;15] THIS PRESIDENT IS TRYING TO
[000:23:15;15] EXPAND YOUR CHOICES.
[000:23:16;13] THAT'S A BETTER CHOICE.
[000:23:19;13] >> THANK YOU.
[000:23:20;27] THANK YOU.
[000:23:21;09] THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
[000:23:22;23] SO THE ACTIONS THAT WE'RE
[000:23:26;23] ANNOUNCING TODAY ARE ONLY THE
[000:23:27;14] LATEST STEPS IN THE CAMPAIGN TO
[000:23:28;17] DELIVER GREAT HEALTH CARE FOR
[000:23:29;16] AMERICAN PATIENTS.
[000:23:30;06] OUR EFFORTS TO REDUCE THE PRICE
[000:23:32;12] OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS AND I
[000:23:33;15] DON'T KNOW IF YOU KNOW THAT, BUT
[000:23:35;04] THIS IS THE FIRST TIME A
[000:23:37;29] SECRETARY AZAR, I THINK PRICES
[000:23:41;05] HAVE GONE DOWN FOR PRESCRIPTION
[000:23:42;21] DRUGS.
[000:23:43;01] THAT'S QUITE AN ACHIEVEMENT.
[000:23:44;04] AND IF WE HAD THE HELP OF THE
[000:23:46;08] DEMOCRATS, WHICH WE DON'T, IT'S
[000:23:48;07] A SHAME BECAUSE WE COULD KNOCK
[000:23:50;03] DRUG PRICES DOWN SO LOW.
[000:23:52;08] WE WILL BE GIVING STATES THE
[000:23:54;02] RIGHT TO GO TO OTHER COUNTRIES
[000:23:55;24] TO BUY THEIR DRUGS BECAUSE
[000:23:57;10] OTHER COUNTRIES BECAUSE THEY
[000:24:00;00] DON'T HAVE THESE CRAZY RULES
[000:24:01;04] THAT WE COULD FIX SO QUICKLY IF
[000:24:02;22] WE HAD THE HELP OF THE
[000:24:03;28] DEMOCRATS, BUT THEY WANT THE
[000:24:05;01] PRICE OF DRUGS TO STAY HIGH, I
[000:24:07;16] SUPPOSE.
[000:24:07;26] WE BROUGHT IT DOWN THE MOST IN
[000:24:09;23] 51 YEARS AND WE'RE PROUD OF
[000:24:11;07] THAT.
[000:24:11;16] BUT WE CAN BRING THEM DOWN MUCH
[000:24:13;15] MORE, AND ONE OF THE THINGS I'M
[000:24:15;05] DOING IS AS AN EXAMPLE, CANADA,
[000:24:18;07] WILL PAY MUCH LESS FOR DRUGS
[000:24:19;22] BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE TO PAY
[000:24:21;15] FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.
[000:24:23;16] SO THEIR PRICING IS CHEAPER.
[000:24:25;18] I'M WORKING WITH RON IN FLORIDA
[000:24:27;29] AND OTHER GOVERNORS GREAT
[000:24:29;20] GOVERNORS AND THEY'RE GOING TO
[000:24:30;26] BUY FROM OTHER COUNTRIES, AND
[000:24:33;09] SKIP ALL THE NONSENSE AND I
[000:24:34;09] THINK ULTIMATELY WHAT THAT'S
[000:24:35;23] GOING TO DO IS THE DRUG
[000:24:37;06] COMPANIES WILL BRING THE PRICE
[000:24:38;04] OF THEIR DRUGS DOWN OR THEY'LL
[000:24:39;28] BUY FROM OTHER COUNTRIES.
[000:24:41;09] THAT'S OKAY.
[000:24:43;06] THE SAME PILL MADE IN THE SAME
[000:24:45;05] FACTORY, MADE BY THE SAME
[000:24:51;05] COMPANY SELLS FOR 50% TO 70%
[000:24:53;19] LESS IN ONE COUNTRY THAN
[000:24:55;11] ANOTHER.
[000:24:55;22] WE'RE ALWAYS THE HIGH COUNTRY.
[000:24:56;25] I'M GOING TO GIVE THE GOVERNORS
[000:24:59;07] THE RIGHT SHORTLY TO BUY THEIR
[000:25:03;11] PRESCRIPTION DRUGS FROM OTHER
[000:25:05;16] COUNTRIES, AND WE AVOID -- WE
[000:25:07;15] SKIRT A LOT OF -- THAT PROBABLY
[000:25:08;28] SOUNDS LIKE A PRETTY GOOD IDEA
[000:25:10;04] TO YOU.
[000:25:10;26] WHAT DO YOU THINK?
[000:25:11;13] HUH?
[000:25:11;22] >> LOVE IT.
[000:25:14;07] >> YOU AS THE GREAT ECONOMIST.
[000:25:14;28] ANYWAY, SO THE ACTIONS THAT
[000:25:16;01] WE'RE ANNOUNCING TODAY ARE THE
[000:25:17;26] LATEST STEPS, OUR EFFORTS TO
[000:25:19;16] REDUCE THE PRICE OF PRESCRIPTION
[000:25:21;08] DRUGS.
[000:25:21;20] WE'LL HAVE SOME TREMENDOUS
[000:25:23;07] RESULTS.
[000:25:23;17] WE COULD DO IT SO SIMPLY IF WE
[000:25:26;13] HAD ANY KIND OF HELP FROM THE
[000:25:29;10] DEMOCRATS, BUT THEY'RE DOING SO
[000:25:30;12] MANY OTHER THINGS, NAMELY ONE,
[000:25:32;29] WASTING A LOT OF TIME, AND VERY
[000:25:34;15] BAD FOR OUR COUNTRY WHAT THEY'RE
[000:25:36;06] DOING.
[000:25:36;16] AND THEY SHOULD APPROVE U.S.
[000:25:38;12] MCA.
[000:25:38;21] IT'S THE GREAT E TRADE DEAL EVER
[000:25:42;07] MADE.
[000:25:42;17] AND THEY SHOULD STOP PLAYING
[000:25:44;11] GAMES.
[000:25:44;21] AND MEXICO SIGNED IT MANY MONTHS
[000:25:46;23] AGO.
[000:25:47;03] CANADA KEEPS CALLING ME WHEN IS
[000:25:48;23] THIS DEAL GOING TO HAPPEN?
[000:25:50;02] IS THIS DEAL GOING TO HAPPEN?
[000:25:51;15] IT'S SITTING ON NANCY PELOSI'S
[000:25:55;07] DESK FOR ABOUT THREE OR FOUR
[000:25:56;26] MONTHS.
[000:25:57;08] NERVOUS NANCY.
[000:25:58;08] SHE NEEDS A LITTLE NERVOUS
[000:25:59;25] ENERGY TO GET IT DONE.
[000:26:01;16] ALL SHE HAS TO DO IS PUT IT UP.
[000:26:03;03] SHE HAS PLENTY OF DEMOCRATIC
[000:26:06;03] VOTES.
[000:26:06;12] SHE DOESN'T WANT TO DO IT
[000:26:07;17] BECAUSE SHE DOESN'T WANT TO HAVE
[000:26:08;17] A VICTORY FOR THE AMERICAN
[000:26:10;01] PEOPLE.
[000:26:10;11] THAT'S ALL IT IS.
[000:26:11;04] SO EITHER SHE DOES IT OR SHE
[000:26:12;20] DOESN'T DO IT BUT MEXICO WANTS
[000:26:15;03] TO KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING.
[000:26:16;13] CANADA WANTS TO KNOW WHAT'S
[000:26:18;24] HAPPENING.
[000:26:20;08] THEY COULD LIVE WITHOUT IT.
[000:26:21;04] IT'S A GREAT DEAL FOR US.
[000:26:22;13] THEY WANT TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING
[000:26:23;24] ON.
[000:26:24;02] WE ELIMINATED THE OBAMA CARE
[000:26:26;12] INDIVIDUAL MANDATE PENALTY AND
[000:26:27;23] WE'RE EXPANDING AFFORDABLE
[000:26:29;28] ALTERNATIVES WHICH COST UP TO
[000:26:31;16] 60% LESS THAN OBAMA CARE PLANS
[000:26:33;19] AND IT COULD BE EVEN QUITE A BIT
[000:26:36;20] HIGHER THAN THAT IN SOME CASES
[000:26:38;00] AND WE'LL ALWAYS PROTECT
[000:26:40;27] PATIENTS WITH PREEXISTING
[000:26:41;16] CONDITIONS AND AS I'VE SAID
[000:26:44;05] LATELY, ALSO PATIENTS WITH
[000:26:46;03] PREEXISTING PHYSICIANS.
[000:26:47;00] I THOUGHT IT WAS GOOD.
[000:26:48;07] I MADE IT IN ONE SPEECH.
[000:26:50;07] PEOPLE LIKE THAT.
[000:26:50;27] IT'S TRUE.
[000:26:51;13] YOU DIDN'T HAVE YOUR DOCTOR.
[000:26:54;00] YOU DIDN'T HAVE YOUR PLAN.
[000:26:54;20] AND NOW YOU HAVE THE PLAN AND
[000:26:55;13] THE DOCTOR.
[000:26:56;00] IT'S PRETTY GOOD.
[000:26:57;04] IN EVERYTHING WE DO MY
[000:26:58;26] ADMINISTRATION IS FIGHTING FOR
[000:26:59;26] THE RIGHTS OF AMERICAN
[000:27:01;20] CONSUMERS, THE WELL BEING OF
[000:27:02;21] AMERICAN PATIENTS, AND THE
[000:27:04;04] HEALTH OF AMERICAN PEOPLE.
[000:27:05;20] WE'RE TAKING ON THE BUREAUCRATS
[000:27:08;09] IN MORE WAYS THAN ONE.
[000:27:09;21] YOU PROBABLY NOTICED THAT.
[000:27:10;29] RIGHT?
[000:27:11;14] WE'RE TAKING ON A LOT OF
[000:27:13;10] BUREAUCRATS.
[000:27:13;23] WE'RE TAKING ON THE INSURANCE
[000:27:15;02] COMPANIES.
[000:27:15;13] AND WE'RE TAKING ON THE SPECIAL
[000:27:17;16] INTERESTS, AND THAT'S ONE OF THE
[000:27:18;23] DIFFICULTIES I HAVE IN
[000:27:19;24] WASHINGTON.
[000:27:20;06] I'VE TAKEN ON A LOT OF THE
[000:27:22;12] ESTABLISHMENT, AND A LOT OF THE
[000:27:25;05] POLITICIANS ARE TAKEN CARE OF BY
[000:27:27;14] THE ESTABLISHMENT.
[000:27:28;13] THEY DON'T LIKE THAT I TAKE ON
[000:27:29;22] THE ESTABLISHMENT, BUT I'M
[000:27:31;05] TAKING IT ON FOR THE CONSUMER,
[000:27:32;15] THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.
[000:27:33;10] THAT'S WHY YOU SEE PRICES GOING
[000:27:35;00] ON AND YOU HAVEN'T SEEN
[000:27:37;05] ANYTHING YET.
[000:27:37;18] THINGS ARE GOING TO HAPPEN THAT
[000:27:38;17] WILL BE SHOCKING.
[000:27:39;18] BUT THERE ARE PEOPLE IN
[000:27:42;03] WASHINGTON, AS I SAY PEOPLE IN
[000:27:43;14] THE SWAMP THAT DON'T LIKE WHAT
[000:27:44;17] I'M DOING FOR THAT REASON.
[000:27:45;29] WE WILL NOT REST UNTIL EVERY
[000:27:48;05] AMERICAN HAS ACCESS TO THE
[000:27:49;20] HIGHEST QUALITY, MOST AFFORDABLE
[000:27:51;04] HEALTH CARE ANYWHERE IN THE
[000:27:52;09] WORLD.
[000:27:52;19] AND AGAIN, I WANT TO THANK YOU
[000:27:54;02] ALL, AND I'D LIKE TO ASK
[000:27:55;24] SECRETARY AZAR TO COME UP AND
[000:27:57;15] SAY A FEW WORDS.
[000:27:58;14] THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
[000:28:01;22] THANK YOU.
[000:28:04;00] >> WELL THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
[000:28:05;16] MR. PRESIDENT.
[000:28:06;02] AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR
[000:28:07;14] LEADERSHIP.
[000:28:07;26] YOU ASKED US AS YOU SAID
[000:28:09;20] EARLIER, TO DELIVER A PLUS
[000:28:11;18] TRANSPARENCY IN HEALTH CARE.
[000:28:12;16] WELL, RIGHT NOW OUR SYSTEM
[000:28:14;01] WOULDN'T EVEN GET A PASSING
[000:28:16;09] GRADE ON TRANSPARENCY.
[000:28:17;17] PATIENTS ARE AT THE MERCY OF A
[000:28:21;08] SHADOWY SYSTEM WITHOUT ANY
[000:28:22;06] CONTROL OVER THEIR CARE.
[000:28:24;22] THANKS TO YOUR LEADERSHIP AND
[000:28:25;28] EXECUTIVE ORDER, WE'RE CHANGING
[000:28:26;24] THAT.
[000:28:27;03] THE CHANGES YOU DESCRIBED WHAT
[000:28:28;22] WE'RE DOING AT HHS, WILL BE
[000:28:31;08] REVOLUTIONARY TO OUR HEALTH CARE
[000:28:32;19] SYSTEM.
[000:28:33;00] PERHAPS THE BIGGEST SINGLE
[000:28:35;01] CHANGE THAT PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS
[000:28:36;19] MADE TO AMERICANS' HEALTH CARE
[000:28:39;24] EXPERIENCE.
[000:28:40;06] MORE THAN 70% OF THE MOST COMMON
[000:28:42;25] HOSPITAL SERVICES ARE SHOPABLE.
[000:28:45;14] WE'RE DELIVERING AMERICAN
[000:28:46;29] PATIENTS THE INFORMATION THEY
[000:28:47;22] NEED TO MAKE THE RIGHT CHOICES
[000:28:49;28] FOR THEMSELVES.
[000:28:51;11] THAT'S CRUCIAL TO THE KIND OF
[000:28:52;11] SYSTEM WE'RE BUILDING FOR
[000:28:53;12] AMERICAN PATIENTS.
[000:28:54;07] WITH AFFORDABLE, PERSONALIZED,
[000:28:57;16] PATIENT CENTERED CARE THAT PUTS
[000:28:59;00] YOU IN CONTROL AND TREATS YOU
[000:29:00;03] LIKE A HUMAN BEING AND NOT LIKE
[000:29:01;27] A NUMBER.
[000:29:02;17] SO THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT, FOR
[000:29:04;14] DELIVERING AMERICAN PATIENTS THE
[000:29:06;01] AFFORDABLE THAT YOU NEED THE
[000:29:08;06] OPTIONS AND CONTROL THAT YOU
[000:29:10;00] WANT AND THE QUALITY THAT YOU
[000:29:13;00] DESERVE.
[000:29:13;11] A KEY LEADER IN THIS WORK HAS
[000:29:16;13] BEEN ADMINISTRATOR VERMA WHO
[000:29:19;28] WILL NOW SAY A FEW WORDS.
[000:29:22;21] >> THANK YOU.
[000:29:23;12] FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO THANK
[000:29:25;19] THE PRESIDENT.
[000:29:26;04] PEOPLE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT
[000:29:27;25] PRICE TRANSPARENCY FOREVER.
[000:29:29;04] WE ALL KNOW WHAT'S BEEN GOING ON
[000:29:31;08] IN THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM HAS
[000:29:32;04] BEEN WRONG.
[000:29:32;29] IT'S NOT FAIR THAT PATIENTS
[000:29:34;17] DON'T KNOW THE COST OF THE
[000:29:36;14] SERVICES THEY'RE GOING TO GET.
[000:29:39;02] ONLY ONE MAN HAS BEEN WILLING TO
[000:29:40;18] STAND UP TO SPECIAL INTEREST AND
[000:29:42;25] DO WHAT'S RIGHT FOR PATIENTS AND
[000:29:44;05] PUT THEM BACK IN CONTROL OF
[000:29:45;23] THEIR HEALTH CARE.
[000:29:47;18] SO THANK YOU, PRESIDENT TRUMP.
[000:29:49;08] REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
[000:29:49;27] >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
[000:29:51;07] >> THANK YOU.
[000:29:51;29] >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
[000:29:57;05] THANK YOU.
[000:29:57;22] SO AFTER MANY, MANY YEARS WE
[000:29:59;19] FINALLY HAVE TRANSPARENCY.
[000:30:01;01] IT'S GOING INTO EFFECT TODAY.
[000:30:03;08] IT WILL HAVE A TREMENDOUS
[000:30:06;13] IMPACT.
[000:30:06;23] IT WILL SORT OF GO IN SECTIONS
[000:30:09;07] AND STAGES BUT IT ALL BEGINS
[000:30:12;05] TODAY.
[000:30:12;16] AND WITHIN ABOUT 12 MONTHS I
[000:30:14;04] THINK IT WILL BE FULLY
[000:30:15;15] IMPLEMENTED AND WE CAN EVEN SAY
[000:30:17;16] PROBABLY A SHORTER PERIOD OF
[000:30:18;22] TIME.
[000:30:19;04] SOME OF IT IS COMPLEX AND SOME
[000:30:20;15] OF IT IS VERY EASY.
[000:30:21;18] BUT IT'S ALL VERY GOOD.
[000:30:23;16] THERE'S NEVER BEEN ANYTHING LIKE
[000:30:24;26] THIS.
[000:30:25;05] SO THE WORD IS TRANSPARENCY AND
[000:30:27;04] I LOVE TRANSPARENCY IN MANY
[000:30:29;11] WAYS AND THIS IS GOING TO BE
[000:30:31;01] SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO BE --
[000:30:35;07] IT'S GOING TO BE INCREDIBLE FOR
[000:30:36;00] THE CONSUMER, FOR THE PATIENT.
[000:30:36;23] I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE REALLY
[000:30:40;07] GOOD FOR THE GOOD DOCTORS, MAYBE
[000:30:40;29] NOT SO GOOD FOR OTHER DOCTORS.
[000:30:41;24] I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE REALLY
[000:30:43;10] GOOD FOR THE GREAT HOSPITALS
[000:30:45;10] FRANKLY.
[000:30:45;21] AND IT'S VERY EXCITING.
[000:30:46;20] AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT AGAIN
[000:30:48;09] ART, I WANT TO THANK YOU VERY
[000:30:50;06] MUCH.
[000:30:50;15] YOU REALLY DID BRING IT TO MY
[000:30:51;28] ATTENTION, AND I APPRECIATE IT
[000:30:53;04] VERY MUCH.
[000:30:53;22] THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
[000:30:55;09] YEAH, PLEASE.
[000:30:55;27] >> MR. PRESIDENT WHAT DO YOU
[000:30:57;04] SAY TO DEMOCRATS WHO SAY YOU
[000:31:00;00] WERE WITNESS TAMPERING THIS
[000:31:01;12] MORNING WHEN YOU MADE THAT
[000:31:02;19] TWEET?
[000:31:02;29] >> YOU DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT
[000:31:05;02] TRANSPARENCY?
[000:31:05;15] I'LL TALK ABOUT TRANSPARENCY.
[000:31:06;19] I LIKE IT HERE.
[000:31:07;22] I'M THE MOST TRANSPARENT
[000:31:09;02] PRESIDENT IN HISTORY.
[000:31:10;16] AND I'LL TELL YOU ABOUT WHAT
[000:31:12;05] TAMPERING IS.
[000:31:13;24] TAMPERING IS WHEN A GUY LIKE
[000:31:15;19] SHIFTY SHIFT DOESN'T LET US HAVE
[000:31:17;05] LAWYERS.
[000:31:18;18] TAMPERING IS WHEN SCHIFF DOESN'T
[000:31:19;25] LET US HAVE WITNESSES OR LET US
[000:31:21;21] SPEAK.
[000:31:22;00] I'VE BEEN WATCHING TODAY FOR THE
[000:31:22;27] FIRST TIME I STARTED WATCHING.
[000:31:24;26] IT WAS REALLY SAD WHEN YOU SEE
[000:31:26;06] PEOPLE NOT ALLOWED TO ASK
[000:31:28;10] QUESTIONS.
[000:31:28;22] IT'S TOTALLY -- NOBODY HAS EVER
[000:31:30;16] HAD SUCH HORRIBLE DUE PROCESS.
[000:31:32;12] THERE WAS NO DUE PROCESS, AND I
[000:31:34;10] THINK IT'S CONSIDERED A JOKE.
[000:31:36;05] ALL OVER WASHINGTON AND ALL OVER
[000:31:37;27] THE WORLD, THE REPUBLICANS ARE
[000:31:39;18] GIVEN NO DUE PROCESS WHATSOEVER.
[000:31:41;13] WE'RE NOT ALLOWED TO DO
[000:31:43;09] ANYTHING.
[000:31:43;20] IT'S A DISGRACE WHAT'S
[000:31:44;26] HAPPENING.
[000:31:45;08] BUT YOU KNOW WHAT?
[000:31:46;09] THE AMERICAN PUBLIC UNDERSTANDS
[000:31:47;07] IT.
[000:31:47;15] THAT'S WHY THE POLL NUMBERS ARE
[000:31:48;24] SO GOOD.
[000:31:49;17] AND THAT'S WHY OTHER THINGS ARE
[000:31:51;04] SO GOOD.
[000:31:51;23] WHAT THEY'RE DOING IN WASHINGTON
[000:31:54;00] WITH THAT HEARING AND IT'S A
[000:31:55;14] POLITICAL PROCESS.
[000:31:56;05] IT'S NOT A LEGAL PROCESS.
[000:31:57;27] IF I HAVE SOMEBODY SAYING I'M
[000:31:59;18] ALLOWED TO SPEAK UP IF SOMEBODY
[000:32:00;24] SAYS ABOUT ME WE'RE NOT ALLOWED
[000:32:03;08] TO HAVE ANY KIND OF
[000:32:04;17] REPRESENTATION, WE'RE NOT
[000:32:05;22] ALLOWED TO HAVE ALMOST ANYTHING
[000:32:09;07] AND NOBODY HAS SEEN ANYTHING
[000:32:09;28] LIKE IT.
[000:32:10;09] IN THE HISTORY OF OUR COUNTRY
[000:32:11;24] THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A DISGRACE
[000:32:13;08] LIKE WHAT'S GOING ON RIGHT NOW.
[000:32:14;22] YOU KNOW WHAT?
[000:32:15;20] I HAVE THE RIGHT TO SPEAK.
[000:32:17;09] I HAVE FREEDOM OF SPEECH JUST AS
[000:32:20;04] OTHER PEOPLE DO, BUT THEY'VE
[000:32:21;12] TAKEN AWAY THE REPUBLICAN'S
[000:32:22;13] RIGHTS AND I WATCHED TODAY AS
[000:32:24;19] CERTAIN TALENTED PEOPLE WANTED
[000:32:26;04] TO ASK QUESTIONS AND THEY
[000:32:27;25] WEREN'T EVEN ALLOWED TO ASK
[000:32:29;19] QUESTIONS REPUBLICANS.
[000:32:30;11] THEY WEREN'T ALLOWED TO ASK
[000:32:32;22] QUESTIONS.
[000:32:33;03] IT'S A VERY SAD THING.
[000:32:34;07] >> SIR, WITH YOUR FREEDOM P,
[000:32:36;13] WERE YOU TRYING TO INTIMIDATE --
[000:32:39;16] >> I JUST WANT TO HAVE A
[000:32:41;05] TOTAL -- I WANT FREEDOM OF
[000:32:44;02] SPEECH.
[000:32:44;12] THAT'S A POLITICAL PROCESS.
[000:32:46;24] THE REPUBLICANS HAVE BEEN
[000:32:47;13] TREATED VERY BADLY, AND I
[000:32:48;08] WATCHED A LITTLE BIT OF IT
[000:32:49;13] TODAY.
[000:32:49;25] I WASN'T ABLE TO YESTERDAY
[000:32:50;26] BECAUSE WE HAD THE PRESIDENT OF
[000:32:52;04] TURKEY HERE.
[000:32:53;01] I WASN'T ABLE TO WATCH MUCH.
[000:32:54;19] I WATCHED SOME OF IT THIS
[000:32:57;06] MORNING.
[000:32:57;17] I THOUGHT IT WAS A DISGRACE.
[000:32:58;07] WHEN WE HAVE GREAT REPUBLICAN
[000:33:00;13] REPRESENTATIVES, PEOPLE ELECTED
[000:33:01;11] BY THE PEOPLE AND THEY'RE NOT
[000:33:02;29] ALLOWED TO EVEN ASK A QUESTION
[000:33:04;06] THEY'RE NOT ALLOWED TO MAKE A
[000:33:05;25] STATEMENT, WE'RE NOT ALLOWED TO
[000:33:07;07] HAVE WITNESSES, WE'RE NOT
[000:33:09;06] ALLOWED TO HAVE LEGAL WHITE
[000:33:12;11] HOUSE COUNSEL, IT'S A DISGRACE
[000:33:13;23] AND EMBARRASSMENT TO OUR NATION.
[000:33:21;00] >> Reporter:
[000:33:22;09] QUIET.
[000:33:22;18] QUIET.
[000:33:22;27] >> Reporter: SIR, DO YOU BELIEVE
[000:33:26;14] YOU'RE FREE TO BE INTIMIDATEING?
[000:33:28;07] >> YONKSZ AT ALL.
[000:33:29;24] >> Reporter: MR. PRESIDENT, DO
[000:33:30;24] YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING TO BE
[000:33:32;25] IMPEACHED?
[000:33:33;07] >> I DON'T THINK SO.
[000:33:33;24] I THOUGHT LAST NIGHT IT ENDED.
[000:33:35;18] LAST NIGHT I WAS IN LOUISIANA
[000:33:37;14] WHERE WE'RE HOPEFULLY GOING TO
[000:33:39;07] ELECT A GREAT REPUBLICAN
[000:33:40;14] GOVERNOR.
[000:33:40;25] AND I WAS GETTING OFF THE PLANE.
[000:33:42;12] THEY HANDED ME A STATEMENT THAT
[000:33:43;22] WAS JUST MADE BY THE FOREIGN
[000:33:45;28] MINISTER AND PRESIDENT OF THE
[000:33:47;29] UKRAINE.
[000:33:48;10] AND UKRAINE THEY CAME OUT LOUD
[000:33:50;23] AND CLEAR THAT THERE WAS NO
[000:33:53;19] LINKAGE, NOT EVEN A LITTLE BIT.
[000:33:54;26] YOU ALL SAW IT.
[000:33:55;22] I SAID OH WELL, THAT ENDS THE
[000:33:58;16] IMPEACHMENT.
[000:33:58;29] AND YOU PEOPLE DON'T EVEN REPORT
[000:34:00;26] IT.
[000:34:01;27] LOOK, THE PRESS IS UNBELIEVABLY
[000:34:05;26] DISHONEST.
[000:34:06;08] THAT WAS A MAJOR STATEMENT PUT
[000:34:07;16] OUT LAST NIGHT BY THE FOREIGN
[000:34:09;19] MINISTER OF UKRAINE, AND ALSO BY
[000:34:11;11] THE PRESIDENT OF UKRAINE.
[000:34:13;08] AND YOU DON'T EVEN REPORT IT.
[000:34:14;27] IT'S A DISGRACE.
[000:34:16;24] BECAUSE IT SAID THERE WAS
[000:34:18;20] ABSOLUTELY NO LINKAGE.
[000:34:19;15] WE HAD A PERFECT CONVERSATION.
[000:34:22;05] AND I ALSO, BECAUSE OF
[000:34:24;01] TRANSPARENCY, WHETHER IT'S
[000:34:24;29] MEDICAL TRANSPARENCY OR JUST
[000:34:28;15] TRANSPARENCY GENERALLY I ALSO
[000:34:30;27] PUT OUT TODAY A STATEMENT.
[000:34:34;02] AND IN THE STATEMENT WE RELEASED
[000:34:35;27] AND THEN CONGRESSMAN NUNEZ READ
[000:34:39;09] A CALL THAT I HAD WITH THE
[000:34:41;29] PRESIDENT OF UKRAINE.
[000:34:42;21] AND IT WAS A GREAT CALL.
[000:34:44;04] IT WAS A VERY NICE CALL.
[000:34:46;23] EVERYBODY SAID IT WAS PERFECT.
[000:34:47;25] I ALWAYS SAY, IT WAS EQUALLY AS
[000:34:49;18] GOOD AS THE OTHER CALL.
[000:34:51;15] AND I PUT IT OUT TODAY.
[000:34:53;10] AND NOBODY EVEN WANTS TO REPORT
[000:34:55;12] IT, BECAUSE IT WAS SO GOOD THEY
[000:34:56;29] DON'T WANT TO REPORT IT.
[000:34:58;12] LOOK, IF WE HAD AN HONEST PRESS
[000:35:00;15] IN THIS COUNTRY, WE WOULD BE SO
[000:35:04;08] WELL-SERVED.
[000:35:04;20] AND YOU KNOW WHAT?
[000:35:05;11] WHEN I LOOK AT YOUR APPROVAL
[000:35:07;05] NUMBERS, THEY'RE THE WORST
[000:35:08;19] THEY'VE EVER BEEN IN THE HISTORY
[000:35:09;15] OF OUR COUNTRY.
[000:35:10;09] THE MEDIA THE APPROVAL NUMBERS.
[000:35:12;14] THEY ARE HORRIBLE.
[000:35:14;00] AND YOU OUGHT TO GET YOURSELF
[000:35:15;21] BACK AND YOU OUGHT TO PUT
[000:35:17;07] YOURSELF BACK IN A POSITION
[000:35:19;04] WHERE PEOPLE RESPECT THE MEDIA
[000:35:21;06] AGAIN.
[000:35:21;16] AND I KNOW SOME GREAT
[000:35:23;09] JOURNALISTS.
[000:35:23;21] I KNOW SOME GREAT PEOPLE IN THE
[000:35:25;11] MEDIA, BUT THERE AREN'T ENOUGH
[000:35:26;08] OF THEM.
[000:35:26;21] THERE'S A LOT OF DISHONESTY, AND
[000:35:28;27] MANY OF YOU I JUST CONSIDER
[000:35:31;01] MEMBERS OF THE DEMOCRATS AND
[000:35:31;26] IT'S A SHAME.
[000:35:33;08] OKAY.
[000:35:33;17] THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH.
[000:35:34;26] THANK YOU.
[000:35:35;08] THANK YOU.
[000:35:35;20] THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
[000:35:51;09] ZBLRCHGS WATCH LIVE COVERAGE
[000:35:52;02] RIGHT NOW ON C-SPAN2 OF THE
[000:35:54;02] HOUSE INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE
[000:35:55;04] HEARING ON THE IMPEACHMENT
[000:35:57;07] INQUIRY AGAINST PRESIDENT TRUMP.
[000:35:59;01] FORMER U.S. AMBASSADOR TO
[000:36:00;17] UKRAINE MARIE YOVANOVITCH IS
[000:36:03;02] TESTIFYING.
[000:36:03;14] AGAIN THE HEARING IS LIVE ON
[000:36:07;04] C-SPAN2.
[000:36:08;10] ONLINE AT CSPAN.ORG OR LISTEN
[000:36:11;02] LIVE ON THE FREE C-SPAN RADIO
[000:36:15;18] APP.
[000:36:16;26] >> JEROME CHAIR TALKS ABOUT
[000:36:18;14] MONETARY POLICY AND THE ECONOMY
[000:36:19;26] BEFORE THE JOINT ECONOMIC