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March 26, 2010 20:23

Dems Refuse to Exempt Veterans from Health Bill’s New Tax on Prosthetics and Other Medical Devices; Also Refuses to Exempt the Disabled and Children

I hope my colleagues on both sides of the aisle will stand up for the wounded warriors,” said Sen. Orrin Hatch (R.-Utah), as he introduced his amendment, which exempted military personnel, veterans and their families from the the medical devices tax. “I hope they will stand up and realize that these folks should not be hammered with higher costs on medical devices. We owe them a debt of gratitude not more taxes.”