Senate health committee Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) made the following statement on President Trump's signing of an executive order to "ease the burden" of Obamacare:

"President Trump is right to make the urgent work of rescuing Americans trapped in a collapsing Obamacare system a top priority on his first day in office. I look forward to working with him, Vice President Pence, and Dr. Price, when confirmed, to begin the process of repealing Obamacare and replacing it simultaneously with concrete, practical reforms that give Americans access to truly affordable health care."