Tom Price in Trump Cabinet members actions and issues

On Health Care: Premise of ObamaCare is that Washington knows best

Price introduced the Empowering Patients First Act to the 113th Congress (2013--14)--which was described on his Congress website as "legislation that fully repeals ObamaCare and starts over with patient-centered solutions." The bill is almost 250 pages long. "We think it's important that Washington not be in charge of health care," he told The Wall Street Journal in an interview last summer. "The problem that I have with `ObamaCare' is that its premise is that Washington knows best."

On the third anniversary of the ACA rollout, Price delivered the weekly Republican address to criticize the law and tout the Better Way agenda. "We repeal things like the individual mandate, and we say that you should be free to pick whichever insurance plan you need, not the one Washington forces you to buy," he said.

On Health Care: Practicing orthopedic surgeon before entering politics

On Principles & Values: Accused of insider trading; resigned due to travel expenses

At his confirmation hearing, Price was grilled by Senate Democrats, who were concerned about Price's stock trades while he was a congressman. Democrats questioned Price over his purchasing of shares of an Australian drug company and accused him of insider trading. "Is that not a stock tip?" the top Democrat on the panel, Wisconsin Sen. Patty Murray asked. "I had no access to nonpublic information," Price insisted.

Price was also asked about his March 2016 purchase and sale of stock in a hip replacement manufacturing company as he introduced legislation that could have helped that company. "The stock was bought by a broker. I wasn't making those decisions," Price replied.