Vice President Mike Pence speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Oxon Hill, Md., Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

(CNSNews.com) - Addressing the Conservative Political Action Conference for the ninth time Thursday night, Vice President Mike Pence praised the conservative A-team that President Donald Trump has assembled, and he told conservatives to seize the moment:

"With this team, we as conservatives have an opportunity that only comes around every few generations, or maybe just once in a lifetime. And my friends, this is our time.

"This is the chance we've worked so hard for so long to see. This is a time to prove again that our answers are the right answers for America -- a strong military, more jobs, less taxes, respect for the Constitution and the values that have made America great, and a deep and abiding faith in the goodness of the American people.

Pence also addressed healthcare, assuring conservatives that "America's Obamacare nightmare is about to end."

"You know, despite the best efforts of liberal activists at town halls around the country, the American people know better. Obamacare has failed, and Obamacare must go. This failed law is crippling the American economy and crushing the American people. Talk about your fake news, folks. Just look at all the promises liberals made about Obamacare."

Pence said under President Trump's leadership, "Obamacare is going to be replaced with something that actually works, something that's built on freedom and individual responsibility. President Trump and I want every American to have access to quality and affordable health insurance, which is why we're designing a better law that lowers the cost of health insurance without growing the size of government.

We're going to let Americans purchase health insurance across state lines, the way you buy your life insurance, the way you buy your car insurance. We're going to make sure that Americans with pre- existing conditions have access to health insurance and the security they need. And we're going to give states the freedom and flexibility to take care of the least fortunate in the best way that will work in their state and in their community.

"You know, despite all the fearmongering from the left, make no mistake about it: We'll have an orderly transition to a better health care system that finally puts the American people first."

But Pence also warned the men and women of the conservative movement that the success of the country "depends as much on all of you as it does on us."