Perhaps they should have read the bill before voting for it. Byron York reports
Sixteen Democratic senators who voted for the Affordable Care Act are asking that one of its fundraising mechanisms, a 2.3 percent tax on medical devices scheduled to take effect January 1, be delayed. Echoing arguments made by Republicans against Obamacare, the Democratic senators say the levy will cost jobs — in a statement Monday, Sen. Al Franken called it a “job-killing tax†— and also impair American competitiveness in the medical device field.
The senators, who made the request in a letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, are Franken, Richard Durbin, Charles Schumer, Patty Murray, John Kerry, Kirsten Gillibrand, Amy Klobuchar, Joseph Lieberman, Ben Nelson, Robert Casey, Debbie Stabenow, Barbara Mikulski, Kay Hagan, Herb Kohl, Jeanne Shaheen, and Richard Blumenthal. All voted for Obamacare.
Now that the reality of the situation is coming true, they realize that parts of Obamacare are bad. If only they could do something like introduce legislation…..
The Lonely Conservative has more.
oh hell no. You voted for it. you can suck up the carnage you stanky SOB’s!!!
Live with the repercussions. Live with the choice you made that caused this travesty of freedom upon the people you say you care about.!!!!
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