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On the recordFebruary 18, 2011
This amendment prevents the IRS from using any funds in fiscal year 2011 to pay any employee, contractor, or grantee to enforce the individual mandate, employer mandate, or any other part of the Health Care Reform Act, including tax increases. It didn't take long for the IRS to move in after passage of the Health Care Reform Act to enforce all of these new tax provisions. Indoor tanning services saw taxes rise by 10 percent within 5 months of the bill's enactment. This year, brand name drug manufacturers will see their taxes go up. Next year, it's medical devices. And the list goes on. Yet, 2 weeks ago there was a glimmer of hope. Federal District Judge Roger Vinson became the second Federal judge to declare the health care law unconstitutional. But we know these rulings are not enough to keep the administration from moving forward with its takeover of our health care system.
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José E. Serrano
Democratic · New York

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Serrano discusses an amendment related to the enforcement of the Health Care Reform Act.

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