(H.R. 4872) On a motion to table (kill) an amendment that would have eliminated a 2.3% excise tax on the sale of medical devices
senate Roll Call 79
Mar 24, 2010
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This was ostensibly a vote on a motion to table (kill) an amendment by Sen. Pat Roberts (R-KS) to the companion bill eliminating an excise tax on companies selling medical devices. The measure Roberts sought to amend was a “companion bill” making a number of changes to health care reform legislation already signed into law by President Obama. The underlying context was that Republicans were trying to attach amendments to the companion bill in order to send it back the House, where it had passed by a narrow margin. CNN reported that Republicans had chosen to offer a slew of amendments in order to “undermine the measure,” while the Associated Press characterized the amendments as “a final drive to thwart President Barack Obama's health care remake.” |
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