On the recordJune 18, 2015
Maine is home to the most skilled woodworkers on Earth, but ObamaCare's medical device tax is killing our jobs. Hardwood Products and Puritan companies in Guilford have been family- run businesses for nearly 100 years. 450 hard-working Mainers produce 3.5 million popsicle sticks per day. The company also manufactures more tongue depressors and medical swabs than any other business in the Western Hemisphere. Its only competitor is located in China. Puritan Company pays nearly $250,000 per year in medical device tax. As a result, they can't afford to buy new equipment to manufacture new medical products or hire more workers. It is not right for this ObamaCare tax to export our manufacturing jobs to China. It is not right for this punitive tax to smother innovation that helps Americans enjoy longer and healthier lives. Today, let's all band together, Republicans and Democrats here in the House, to deep-six this horrible tax. ____________________
