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Paulsen Votes to Repeal Health Care Law

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 19, 2011

Paulsen Votes to Repeal Health Care Law
First step in providing affordable, quality care for all Americans

Washington, D.C.Representative Erik Paulsen (MN-03) released the following statement today after the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation by a vote of 245-189 that will repeal the health care law the majority of Americans oppose:

“Last Congress, Democratic Leadership passed the health care law to figure out what was in it, and what we found wasn’t good; a laundry list of tax hikes, massive spending sprees and job-crushing government mandates,” said Rep. Paulsen. “Repeal is the first step in bringing meaningful, affordable and patient-centered health care reform for all Americans in an open and transparent manner.

“Now we have an opportunity to get it right and provide common-sense reforms that lower healthcare costs, protect the doctor-patient relationship, and provide small businesses with certainty to hire new employees and get our economy back on track.”

“The repeal today will also stop a $20 billion tax burden on the life-saving medical device industry, a burden that falls on the hundreds on medical technology companies that reside in my district.”

Paulsen, a champion of small business and advocate of free enterprise, entrepreneurship, and innovation currently serves on the House Ways and Means Committee, and is co-chair of the Congressional Korea-U.S. Free Trade Working Group and co-chair of the House Medical Technology Caucus.

For more information on Rep. Paulsen’s work in Congress, please visit www.paulsen.house.gov.

 

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