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Joe Barton: “In the new health care law that passed several years ago, there is a 2.3 percent tax on medical device companies, and it…”

On the recordFebruary 14, 2012
In the new health care law that passed several years ago, there is a 2.3 percent tax on medical device companies, and it is expected to raise $20 billion over the next 10 years.
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Joe Barton
Republican · Texas

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Barton highlights a tax on medical device companies from previous healthcare legislation.

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