WASHINGTON The House Ways and Means Committee has passed a medical device tax repeal bill by a sizable margin (see story below), but Rep. Erik Paulsen (R-Minnesota) told industry at a meeting in Washington it is unlikely that a repeal bill would be available for review in the Oval Office until after the November elections. "We have some opportunity to make some headway in the Senate," Paulsen told attendees at the Medical Device Manufacturers Association (Washington) annual meeting, but he acknowledged he does not have a good grasp of the Senate head count as it currently stands. Read More
