finally, today's executive order instructs secretaries acosta, mnuchin and hargen to explore how they can have more businesses use h.r.a.'s to compensate their employees for hair health care expenses. -- for their health care expenses. currently, only about one third of all business employees with coverage at work, forcing millions of workers to enroll in the exchanges or remain uninsured and to pay the individual mandate penalty. not good. not good. that is one of the most unpopular things i've ever seen in government, i can tell you. this order takes first steps to make it easier for businesses to help their workers afford high-quality and more flexible health care through reimbursement accounts. with these actions, we are moving toward lower costs and more options in the health care market and taking crucial steps towards saving the american people from the nightmare of obamacare. today is only the beginning. in the coming months we plan to ? >>? >>? and by the way on another subject, that will include massive tax cuts. -- we plan to take new measures to provide our people with eve

finally, today's executive order instructs secretaries acosta, mnuchin and hargen to explore how they can have more businesses use h.r.a.'s to compensate their employees for hair health care expenses. currently, only about 1/3 of small business employees receive coverage at work, forcing millions of workers to enroll in the exchanges or remain uninsured and to pay the individual mandate penalty. not good. not good. that is one of the most unpopular things i've ever seen in government, i can tell you. this order takes first steps to make it easier for businesses to help their workers afford high-quality and more flexible health care through reimbursement accounts. with these actions, we are moving toward lower costs and more options in the health care market and taking crucial steps towards saving the american people from the nightmare of obamacare. today is only the beginning. in the coming months we plan to take new measures to provide our people with even more relief and more freedom. and by the way, on another subject, that will include massive tax cuts. we are going to get massive

for the great job you do and i want to thank secretary acosta, secretary mnuchin, acting secretary hargen administrator mcmahon for joining us today. we are all gathered together for something i believe is going to be very, very powerful for our nation and very good for a lot of people. but before i begin, i have an important update. yesterday the united states government, working with the government of pakistan, secured the release of caitlan coleman, joshua boyle, and their three children from captivity from the haqqani network, a terrorist organization with ties to the taliban. the pakistani government's cooperation is a sign that it is honoring america's wish that it do more to provide security in the region and i want to thank the pakistani government. i want to thank pakistan. they worked very hard on this and i believe they're starting to respect the united states again. it's very important. i think right now a lot of countries are starting to respect the united states of america once again. we hope to see this type of cooperation and teamwork in helping secure the release of remai

participating in events are attorney general sessions, secretary shul kin and carson, acting secretary hargen these events illustrate the president truly has made thissish why an administrationwide priority. on the economic front, the u.s. economy grew at 3% for the second quarter in a row despite the damage from this year's hurricane season. unemployment is at a 16-year low and stock market continues to climb to record levels and economic confidence is soaring. the engine of the american economy is reving up and the president is ready to pour in the rocket fuel through massive tax cuts and reforms, it's fitting we have kids with us here today because this tax plan is empowering hard working american families to build a better life for themselves and brighter futd you'ure for their children. with that i'll take your questions. >> the $300 million contract whitefish to rebuild the electrical grid in puerto rico. does the white house have any concerns about the way the contract came down and fact this company has apparently no experience of doing anything on this magnitude? >> this is a contrac

i want to thank secretary acosta, secretary mnuchin, acting secretary hargen and administrator mcmahonning us today. we're all gathered together for something i believe that's going to be very, very powerful for our nation and very good for a lot of people. but before i begin, i have an important update. yesterday the united states government working with the government of pakistan secured the release of katelyn coleman, joshua boyle, and their three children from captivity from the hakani network, a terrorist organization with ties to the taliban. the pakistani government's cooperation is a sign that it is honoring america's wish that it do more to provide security in the region. and i want to thank the pakistani government. i want to thank pakistan. they worked very hard on this. and i believe they're starting to respect the united states again. it's very important. i think right now a lot of countries are starting to respect the united states of america once again. we hope to see this type of cooperation and teamwork in helping secure release of remaining hostages and in our future