Heidi Alexander: “Memphis is proud of the fact that it is a center for medical device…”

On the recordDecember 2, 2015

Memphis is proud of the fact that it is a center for medical device innovation. Some of the leading medical device companies in the world are located in Memphis, TN. The Obamacare bill--part of its trillion dollars in new taxes included a medical device tax which put an especially onerous tax on the gross income of medical devices companies, causing the President in Costa Rica to put up signs saying ``Welcome to Costa Rica'' to medical device companies. I wonder if in Louisiana or Georgia you had any experience with the impact of the medical device tax on your constituents?

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Heidi Alexander

Labour Party

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Dec 2, 2015

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