New Device Tax Repeal Bills Are Coming, With Candidate Klobuchar's Help
Executive Summary
Despite a recent report that Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., is backing away from leading efforts to repeal the medical device tax due to her presidential ambitions, sources say she is working with Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., to cosponsor a repeal bill this year. Similarly, on the US House-side, Rep. Ron Kind, D-Wisc., is calling on his colleagues to support a full repeal bill as well.
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