A bipartisan group of lawmakers predicted Wednesday that the House could repeal ObamaCare’s tax on medical device sales by the end of March.
The latest effort at repeal, a bill introduced on Tuesday by Rep. Erik Paulsen (R-Minn.), already has the backing of well over half the House – including two dozen Democrats.
“Many of us were saying from the outset this is a very ill-conceived idea,” Paulsen said at a news conference on Wednesday with other repeal supporters. “You’re going to have fewer start-ups, less ideas in the garage.”
The current 18.4-cents per gallon tax has seemly lost its luster with the production of more fuel-efficient vehicles.
While Democrats have warmed to raising the tax more than Republicans, a few GOP lawmakers are starting to change their tune as well.
Uh oh. "A few GOP lawmakers." That does not sound good. I hate to state the obvious, but gas prices won't always be this low and, the medical device tzx being a rare exception, taxes do not go away.
