[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 16357]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        HEALTH CARE TAX INCREASE

  (Mr. TURNER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. TURNER. Mr. Speaker, last March I voted against ObamaCare, the 
government takeover of health care, in part because it imposed over 
half a trillion dollars of additional taxes, fees, and costs on an 
already struggling U.S. economy. Throughout the year-long debate, small 
business owners in my district and across the country expressed 
concerns that the bill would increase their health care-related costs.
  While back in my district this August, I encountered businesses 
already preparing to face the consequences of the over 2,000-page 
health care bill. Ferno-Washington, Inc., is an emergency and medical 
equipment manufacturing company that is based in Wilmington, Ohio, in 
my district. The company is preparing for the health care bill's new 
2.3 percent excise tax on the sale of medical devices.
  The business leaders at Ferno estimate the cost of the tax puts at 
risk 23 jobs. Also, they are concerned that this tax will reduce their 
ability to fund research and development to produce cutting-edge 
advanced products.
  In Clinton County, the unemployment rate hovers around 17 percent. We 
cannot afford the impact of ObamaCare's tax increases upon businesses 
like Ferno. We need to replace ObamaCare.

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