[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 85 (Thursday, June 7, 2012)]
[House]
[Page H3588]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       PROTECT MEDICAL INNOVATION

  (Mrs. BACHMANN asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. BACHMANN. Mr. Speaker, as a Representative of the great State of 
Minnesota, I stand here in support of my colleague Representative Erik 
Paulsen's bill to eliminate and repeal the medical device tax on the 
new ObamaCare legislation.
  Our State of Minnesota is home to over 400 medical device 
manufacturers. We have over 35,000 people that are employed in this 
important industry that benefits all of the United States, 35,000 
people. That about fills the Twins' Target Field. That's a lot of 
people who potentially could lose jobs in our home State.
  I refuse to see a single job lost in Minnesota or in any of our 
States in our great country due to the legislation known as ObamaCare. 
Without repealing the medical device tax, jobs will be lost and also 
the costs of health care will go up.
  I urge my colleagues to get behind Erik Paulsen's important piece of 
legislation. I know I will.

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