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Washington
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U.S.
Senator
Tim
Scott
(R-SC)
made
the
following
statement
regarding
President
Trump’s
healthcare
executive
order
signed
earlier
today:
“During
a
time
when
South
Carolinians,
and
Americans
across
the
country,
stand
on
the
verge
of
facing
more
steep
premium
increases,
this
is
a
welcomed
action
from
the
administration.
Today’s
announcement
is
a
clear
example
of
how
we
can
help
folks
gain
access
to
health
insurance
by
increasing
affordable
options
and
empowering
small
businesses
to
help
their
employees
gain
access
to
coverage.
The
facts
don’t
lie.
By
2018,
nearly
fifty
percent
of
all
U.S.
counties
are
expected
to
have
only
one
option
on
the
exchange,
leaving
more
than
a
quarter
of
a
million
people
with
no
option
for
coverage.
Not
to
mention
premiums
continue
to
rise
with
South
Carolinians
facing
a
31%
increase
by
next
year.
Today’s
decision
shows
what
we
can
do
to
help
the
American
people
as
we
continue
the
healthcare
debate
surrounding
the
repeal
and
replace
of
Obamacare.”
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