Did you hear that because of sequestration, 115,000 traditional National Guard forces will not receive their annual medical or dental examinations ? The Guard says: “This reduction in examinations will bring total force medical readiness down by 39 percent.” Heck, if this Republican-controlled House is willing to inflict sequestration on our military — even as [...]
Erik Paulsen’s (R-MN-03) press release foretold the future : “It’s bittersweet to hear that my good friend and colleague has decided to step down from Congress,“ said Rep. Paulsen. “I know this decision did not come easily, but I respect it and wish Gabby and her family all the best. I have a feeling this [...]
In a radio interview on Friday, Erik Paulsen (R-MN-03) defended the National Security Agency’s secret surveillance efforts, saying that “we absolutely do know that this has prevented terrorist attacks.” The surveillance, he said, “does guarantee that the president and those in the intelligence committee will have access to important information.” Later that day, on TPT’s [...]
You don’t know Steve H. but he knows pain … the pain in his back and the pain of healthcare costs. Steve H. was profiled in the Steven Brill’s Bitter Pill article in the March 4th edition of Time. Steve H. is an Oklahoma City man whose doctor thought he needed a RestoreUltra neurostimulator to [...]
Paraphrasing Abraham Maslow’s “If you only have a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail.” – “If your only issue is Repealing the Medical Device Excise Tax, then every job loss can be blamed on MDET.” Investors woke up to read the quarterly report and guidance from Medtronic with this headline — [...]
An optimist sees the glass half full. A pessimist sees the glass half empty. An extremist sees the glass contains poison. Reading this tweet, does Erik Paulsen (R-MN-03) seems to be evoking the extremist claim : Sad to learn Labcorp is reducing its staff. #DeviceTax cited as one of the reasons. #RepealDeviceTax #4jobs #4MN ow.ly/l4dKg [...]
The ink hadn’t dried on Betty McCollum’s (D-MN-04) press release before the news broke : A U.S. Army sergeant first class assigned as an equal opportunity advisor and Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention program coordinator to III Corps at Fort Hood, Texas, is now under investigation for pandering — a prostitution solicitation charge — abusive [...]
With a simple FACEBOOK posting, Representative Erik Paulsen (R-MN-03) echoed the words of Representative Steve King (R-IA-04) who explained his reasoning in declining his chance to run for the Iowa Senate seat : This week, I made a simple device to put toothpaste back in the tube. But a device to put the Leftist genie [...]
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Erik Paulsen (R-MN-03), the co-chair of the Medical Technology Caucus {which really needs to update its Membership listing as many listed are no longer serving in Congress}, is focused on repealing the Medical Device Excise Tax. For those that are unfamiliar with the MDET, it is a 2.3% Excise Tax assessed on applicable (not all) [...]
Eight weeks ago, Representative Erik Paulsen (R-MN-03) press release seemed so optimistic : Paulsen Bill to Repeal Medical Device Tax Gains Critical 218th Cosponsor “The message from the House is clear: it’s time to repeal the medical device tax,” said Rep. Paulsen. “Not only is repeal important to the 400,000 Americans whose jobs this vital [...]
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