California's House delegation protests medical device tax
September 29, 2009 by MassDevice staff
Twenty Golden State representatives send a letter to Sen. Max Baucus opposing his proposed 10-year, $40 billion tax on medical device makers.
A group of 20 House representatives from California sent a letter to Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.) protesting his proposal to levy a $40 billion tax on the medical device industry to help pay for healthcare reform.
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