When embattled Congresswoman Shelley Berkley voted for President Barack Obama’s $1.76 trillion healthcare law, it hit medical device companies in the country with a 2.3 percent tax and last week she voted in the House Ways and Means Committee to repeal this tax, but today she voted against repealing this tax. Medical device companies employ more than 400,000 Americans and this burdensome tax could eliminate 10 percent of the jobs in the industry, while encouraging these companies to move their plants overseas. As The Associated Press reports: The tax, which takes effect next January, applies to everything from replacement joints to imaging equipment but exempts consumer products like eyeglasses and bandages. … U.S. medical device makers employ more than 400,000 people. The industry’s largest trade group, AdvaMed, cites a study it commissioned that concluded the new tax could cost 43,000 of those jobs — about 10 percent — while…
If Only Joe Donnelly Had Stood Up To Nancy Pelosi & Barack Obama When He Had The Opportunity
House repeals Medical Device Tax When Joe Donnelly provided a key vote for Barack Obama’s $1.76 trillion healthcare law, it slapped medical device companies in the country with a 2.3 percent tax; but in an obvious election-year ploy, Donnelly is now attempting to walk back his support of ObamaCare. Indiana’s medical device industry is the fifth largest in the United States and as George Will noted recently, Cook Medical based in Bloomington, Indiana is not planning to open a U.S. factory a year. Zimmer, also based in Indiana, is laying off 450 and taking a $50 million charge against earnings. Medical device companies employ more than 400,000 Americans and this burdensome tax could eliminate 10 percent of the jobs in the industry, while encouraging these companies to move their plants overseas. As The Associated Press Reports: The tax, which takes effect next January, applies to everything from replacement joints…
Martin Heinrich Steadfast In Support Of ObamaCare As House Repeals Job-Killing Medical Device Tax
When liberal Democrat Martin Heinrich voted for President Barack Obama’s $1.76 trillion healthcare law, it slapped medical device companies in the country with a 2.3 percent tax and today Heinrich voted against the repeal of that tax in the House of Representatives. Medical device companies employ more than 400,000 Americans and this burdensome tax could eliminate 10 percent of the jobs in the industry, while encouraging these companies to move their plants overseas. As The Associated Press Reports: The tax, which takes effect next January, applies to everything from replacement joints to imaging equipment but exempts consumer products like eyeglasses and bandages. … U.S. medical device makers employ more than 400,000 people. The industry’s largest trade group, AdvaMed, cites a study it commissioned that concluded the new tax could cost 43,000 of those jobs — about 10 percent — while doubling companies’ tax bills and encouraging them to move…
As President Obama Visits UNLV, Nevadans Are Reminded Of Obama & Berkley’s Failed Policies
Nevada Has The Highest Unemployment & Foreclosure Rate In The Country As embattled Congresswoman Shelley Berkley continues to dodge Nevadans, today President Barack Obama will visit the University of Nevada Las Vegas, where he will remind Nevadans that his failed economic policies have made things worse for the Silver State. Thanks to his liberal allies in Congress, President Obama was able to sign Shelley Berkley, Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi’s $825 billion stimulus that failed to ‘create or save’ 34,000 jobs in Nevada. Additionally, their job-killing healthcare law – which has hurt companies in Las Vegas like the Palms – has created economic harm in the Silver State. “Embattled Congresswoman Shelley Berkley likes to hide from President Barack Obama in Nevada, but in Washington she’s always at his side supporting his failed policies like the stimulus and ObamaCare,” said National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) spokesman Jahan Wilcox. “After 24 months of…
Experience Nebraska Can’t Afford
Kerrey Claims He Has the “Experience” To Lower College Tuition Rates, Yet Under His Watch Tuition At The New School Skyrocketed By 60 Percent During a recent television interview, liberal Democrat Bob Kerrey tried to turn his experience running one of America’s most radical universities for the last dozen years into a strength, saying: “There is a substantial amount that can be done from my experience running a university to lower the cost of higher education, as well.” Since Kerrey has been associated with the left-wing school in New York City, tuition skyrocketed by 60 percent. Meanwhile, Kerrey’s salary went up by an eye-popping 254%, not to mention the $3 million golden parachute he received when he left the University. As KOLN-TV Lincoln reports: CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE VIDEO “People in New York and San Francisco may consider a 60% tuition hike a good deal, but to those who live in the…
NRSC Statement & Background on Montana Republican Senate Primary
“I congratulate Denny Rehberg on winning the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate. I look forward to his election in November and working with him in the Senate to rein-in the massive growth of government, spending and higher taxes that we have seen from President Obama and Senator Tester in recent years. Montanans deserve a Senator who will put their views and values first, not President Obama’s, and they can do that by electing Denny Rehberg as their next U.S. Senator.” – U.S. Senator John Cornyn, NRSC Chairman BACKGROUND…. JON TESTER’S RHETORIC Tester Said The Health Care Law “Is A Good Law, And It Is A Law I Believe Is Right For Montana.” “Montanans will come out ahead under health care reform legislation passed by Congress and signed by the president, Sen. Jon Tester told an audience in Billings on Tuesday. ‘It is a good law, and it is a law…
NRSC Statement & Background on New Mexico Republican Senate Primary
To: Interested Parties From: National Republican Senatorial Committee Re: New Mexico Republican Senate Primary Date: June 5, 2012 “I congratulate Heather Wilson on winning the New Mexico Republican Senate Primary, and look forward to her election in November. There is a clear difference in this race. Heather is a mother, a veteran of the U.S. Air Force Academy and an experienced, common-sense leader who believes we need to end wasteful spending, balance the budget and focus on pro-jobs policies. In contrast, Heather’s opponent is even more liberal than President Obama and believes we should focus on growing government in Washington, instead of jobs in New Mexico. It’s time to restore fiscal responsibility in Washington and enact a pro-energy, pro-jobs agenda, and we can do that with Heather Wilson as the next U.S. Senator from New Mexico.” – U.S. Senator John Cornyn, NRSC Chairman BACKGROUND…. As…
Wisconsin’s Rejection of Tom Barrett Spells Trouble for Madison Liberal Tammy Baldwin
WASHINGTON – Tonight the people of Wisconsin sent a loud and clear message in keeping Scott Walker as their Governor. By rejecting Tom Barrett they also sent a message that they are ready to stay on a fiscally responsible, pro-jobs track and that means trouble ahead for Madison liberal Tammy Baldwin. “While tonight is a celebration for Governor Walker, it’s probably not one for Madison liberal Tammy Baldwin. Congresswoman Baldwin’s voting record proves she’s further left than Tom Barrett and even President Obama on the issues voters care about. Whether it’s ObamaCare, taxes or government spending, Tammy Baldwin is completely out of touch with the hardworking men and women of Wisconsin.” – Rob Jesmer, NRSC Executive Director BACKGROUND…. Taxes Barrett Barrett Declined To Promise To Roll Back Scott Walker’s Tax Reforms. “During the Democrats’ race to face Gov. Walker in the recall, Mr. Barrett declined to promise to roll back…
NRSC Statement & Background on New Jersey Republican Senate Primary
“I congratulate Joe Kyrillos on winning the New Jersey Republican Senate Primary, and look forward to his election in November. Joe is a proven reformer who has worked with Governor Christie to balance New Jersey’s budget, while his opponent represents the status quo of backroom deals, higher taxes and more wasteful, Washington spending. With our country’s debt at $15.7 trillion, the Garden State needs a Senator who will reach across the aisle and enact pro-growth, pro-jobs policies and we can do that with Joe Kyrillos as the next U.S. Senator from New Jersey.” – U.S. Senator John Cornyn, NRSC Chairman BACKGROUND…. In New Jersey, Joe Kyrillos has partnered with Governor Chris Christie to balance two budgets and eliminate a $13 billion budget shortfall. Additionally he has voted repeatedly to cut income, sales and property taxes. Meanwhile, in Washington the ethically challenged Bob Menendez has voted numerous times to raise taxes…
As Unemployment Rises & Debt Grows Higher, Tester Stands With Trial Lawyers, Ahead Of Montana Small Businesses
Tester Shows Once Again He’s More Focused On Saving His Own Job, Than Helping To Grow Montana Jobs Just four days after the U.S. Department of Labor announced that the national unemployment rate climbed to 8.2 percent in April and on the same day the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) reported that “the long-term outlook for the national debt [is] increasingly dire,” Montana’s junior Senator Jon Tester cast his lot with America’s trial lawyers today ahead of his state’s small business owners. Tester joined with his liberal Democrat party leaders today in support of the so-called “Paycheck Fairness Act,” a bill that is opposed by virtually every major small business organization in the country – see below – and even the liberal Washington Post editorial board warned that it represents “a flawed approach to job bias…[and] could make employers vulnerable to attack for responding to market forces.” And as the…
