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Today's announcement by the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange that more than half a million Marylanders applied for or re-enrolled in health coverage during the 2017 open enrollment period is further proof of the positive impact the Affordable Care Act has had in our state and across the country.

Today's assertion by the White House press secretary that career foreign service officers who disagree with the new administration ought to ‘get with the program or they can go,' is a deeply disturbing statement that runs counter to our more than century-old tradition of a nonpartisan foreign service.

The fact of the matter is, it was easy to say for a long period of time – as Republicans have done – the Affordable Care Act is not good, we are going to repeal it, and they offered 64, 65 times to repeal the Affordable Care Act.

Yesterday, President Trump issued an Executive Order. He imposed a hiring freeze on the federal workforce.

If President Trump had any experience with leadership in public service, he would know that our federal government cannot serve the American people without its talented, driven federal employees.

If President Trump had any experience with leadership in public service, he would know that our federal government cannot serve the American people without its talented, driven federal employees.

I think this is, as John Kennedy said, a celebration of freedom, not so much a celebration of party, or frankly a celebration of President-Elect Trump himself.

Good morning. I'm honored to be here at the Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head to participate in this signing ceremony.