Kuster Applauds House Action to Repeal Medical Device Tax

This morning, U.S. Rep. Ann McLane Kuster, D-NH, applauded House passage of a bill to repeal the medical device tax, which was signed into law as part of the Affordable Care Act, according to a press statement.

Kuster has opposed the medical device tax since she first took office, and today she voted to repeal it in order to protect New Hampshire companies from a tax that has stymied innovation and hurt job growth in the Granite State.

“Throughout New Hampshire, businesses are creating innovative new medical products that are helping patients across the country,” she said in a statement. “The overly burdensome medical device tax places an unfair strain on these companies, and hinders their ability to hire more New Hampshire workers and move our economy forward. I’ve opposed this tax from day one, and I applaud my colleagues in the House for voting in favor of repealing this onerous tax today.”

“On behalf of the employees of Smiths Medical in Keene, NH, we thank the Congresswoman for her leadership to help repeal the medical device excise tax that hurts innovation and patient care.” Jeff Bowen, Site Coordinator / Sr. Business Unit Manager at Smiths Medical.

Kuster is a cosponsor of the bipartisan legislation that passed today, the Protect Medical Innovation Act. She also cosponsored this bill during her first term in Congress.