[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 187 (Thursday, November 21, 2019)]
[House]
[Pages H9125-H9126]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        DELAY MEDICAL DEVICE TAX

  (Mr. BRINDISI asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. BRINDISI. Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of the advanced 
manufacturing that is happening in New York's medical device industry.
  Medical device companies across New York employ nearly 20,000 people, 
paying good wages, helping patients live healthier lives, and making 
products here in the United States.
  Companies like Welch Allyn and ConMed are expanding manufacturing

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in upstate New York and creating hundreds of new jobs. But this growth 
could be hurt if we see the return of the medical device tax.
  The current suspension of the device tax expires on December 31. 
Allowing this tax to return could erode gains in employment in the med-
tech sector from the last 4 years, ultimately hurting innovation and 
patient access to new technology.
  Madam Speaker, I hope we can work together this year as Democrats and 
Republicans to delay this tax and keep supporting American 
manufacturing.

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