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Health bill would tax med-tech makers
The medical technology industry would face a $20 billion tax over 10 years on many of its products under provisions of health care legislation passed Saturday by the U.S. House of Representatives.
Historic health reform will expand coverage, end insurance company abuses, unions say
Unions in Minnesota and across the country are praising U.S. House passage of historic health reform that will expand coverage and cut costs.
Report: Almost half the members of Congress are millionaires
As Washington reels from the news of 10.2 percent unemployment, the Center for Responsive Politics is out with a new report describing the wealth of members of Congress.
H.R. 1972: yes, law enforcement wants this
Joe Biden, a strong supporter of law enforcement, is a great advocate to have in the White House.
Paulsen opposes giving Gitmo detainees H1N1 vaccinations
Rep. Erik Paulsen, R-Minn., expressed his opposition Tuesday to the possibility that Guantanamo Bay detainees may receive H1N1 vaccinations.
3rd District residents can plow through paper version of 1,990-page health bill
Interested in reading the 1,990-page health care reform bill that the U.S. House of Representatives unveiled last week? Well, if you're in the 3rd District, you can access a physical copy of the legislation at the following three locations: Southdale Library , Ridgedale Library , and Brookdale Library .
NAIFA Pleased That House Subcommittee Exempts Insurance Industry from ...
The House Financial Services Committee has approved a bill that would create a Consumer Financial Protection Agency.
Paulsen med-tech amendment passes in U.S. House bill
Congressman Erik Paulsen authored an amendment passed in the U.S. House of Representatives to help medical technology startups.
Today, Pawlenty will raise cash in DC. Next month, he'll raise big money in Minnesota
Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty's is set to rake in the bucks for his Freedom First PAC in the coming weeks.
Insurance advocates laud changes to Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act
Members of the insurance industry are applauding an amendment to the Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009 that eliminates a section that would have given the agency oversight of some insurance products.
State's medical industry spending millions lobbying Congress
Amounts spent on lobbying this year by some of Minnesotaa TMs leading companies in the medical industry.
500 gather to meet Pawlenty at fundraiser in Washington
Gov. Tim Pawlenty's first big fundraiser for his newly formed political action committee got off to a rollicking start tonight at a popular D.C. bar, with more than 500 people paying $25 to $50 to meet the Republican from Minnesota.
Pawlenty hobnobs with GOP elite
Young congressional staffers could get into Gov. Tim Pawlenty's "pretzels and pints" fundraiser at the Capital City Brewing Company Thursday for as little as $25. But a ticket to a more elegant dinner in the red brick Capitol Hill townhouse of Republican operatives John Milne and Deb Anderson was a heftier $5,000. Sweeping through the back-to-back ...
ALTA Commends Congress in Passage of Amendment Clarifying Reach of CFPA
The American Land Title Association commends Congress on the passage of an amendment that clarifies the oversight of the Consumer Financial Protection Agency over the title insurance industry.
Rep. Erik Paulsen and Robert Kieval, founder of Brooklyn Park medical device maker CVRx, argued against stipulations of federal health care legislation that would compel such companies to give up portions of their sales to help fund the bill.
Medical device industry pushes back against new tax
It's the type of quote political reporters don't often hear at congressional field hearing, but it's one that got their attention.
Minn. Leaders Wary Of Proposed Medical Device Tax
Share + Oct 19, 2009 6:22 pm US/Central Reporting Pat Kessler Minnesota's medical device industry is raising the alarm about a new health care tax it says will cripple the state's 'Medical Alley,' making it harder for consumers to buy life-saving products.
MN Gop, DFL United in Opposition to Medical Device Tax
Republicans and Democrats in Minnesota finally found something on which most of them agree.
Eric Paulsen: Medical-device tax could whack Minnesota companies
The national unemployment rate in the United States recently hit a 26-year high of 9.8 percent.
Bachmann, Paulsen set strong fundraising pace
One year ahead of the 2010 congressional elections, Minnesota Republicans Michele Bachmann and Erik Paulsen -- both targeted as vulnerable by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee -- are setting the pace for fundraising in the state.
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