QUERY Which Adage Best Describes John Kline : – If you’re not a part of the solution, there’s good money to be made in prolonging the problem. – If you’re not a part of the solution, you are the problem. – Both “As long as uncertainty hangs over our economy, small businesses and entrepreneurs will [...]
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 [...]
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If your only source of news was John Kline’s (R-MN-02) press releases, the Republican-controlled House is doing a fantastic job. Take, Thursday May 16th and his two press releases : John Kline Statement on Passage of Legislation to Repeal Health Care Law John Kline’s Legislation Preventing Student Loan Interest Rate Hike Receives Bipartisan Support Of [...]
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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Erik Paulsen (R-MN-03) penned an OpEd with Jim Gerlach (R-PA-06) encouraging the repeal the Medical Device Excise Tax (MDET) … warning of dire consequences that thus far seem to be largely overblown. For example, John Kline (R-MN-02) visited a Covidien operation in Wabasha Minnesota on February 21st and reported on the need to repeal MDET. [...]
BREAKING NEWS : Erik Paulsen honored with The Chamber of Commerce’s prestigious “Spirit of Enterprise” award which is given annually to members of Congress based on rankings it gives for key business votes Erik Paulsen (R-MN-03) had another solid fundraising quarter tallying $359,734 resulting a nice $941,340 balance in his campaign war chest. While it [...]
When Will Paulsen’s Committee Hold a Hearing on the Onerous Medical Device Tax ? 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 [...]
With the announcement of Sona Mehring and Mike Obermueller candidacies to represent Minnesota’s Second District for the 2014 election, it seems appropriate to review the Star-Tribune 2012 Endorsement. There’s a long list of issues — health reform and tax policy top the list — on which we disagree with Second District Republican Rep. John Kline. [...]
On February 1st, Erik Paulsen (R-MN-03) tweeted Via @washtimes: Latest #MedDeviceTax casualties – 100 workers at Smith & Nephew ow.ly/hkzem Time #4Repeal #4Jobs & #4MN. — Rep. Erik Paulsen (@RepErikPaulsen) February 1, 2013 The impression is obvious … the Medical Device Tax resulted in 100 workers at Smith & Nephew losing their jobs. Since [...]
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