[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 83 (Tuesday, June 5, 2012)]
[House]
[Page H3409]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                            HEALTH CARE TAX

  (Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas. Now more than ever the President and 
Congress need to cut spending and pass legislation that promotes job 
growth. Instead, the government is just months away from enacting a 
job-killing tax on medical devices that will drastically harm our 
Nation's medical industry. An estimated 43,000 jobs could be lost and 
could force these American factories to relocate overseas. President 
Obama wants to implement this harmful tax as a way to pay for his 
nearly $2 trillion health care law. This is insane.
  The government has a spending problem. American taxpayers shouldn't 
have to foot the bill for this disastrous law, and businesses shouldn't 
have to fork over more of their money to pay for Washington's reckless 
spending spree.
  It's time to promote real solutions--let's cut spending, repeal 
ObamaCare, and protect hardworking taxpayers from these destructive 
taxes. Americans want, need, and deserve real solutions, and we can 
take action now and vote this week to eliminate this tax.

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