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“The Problem Solvers Caucus, a new, bipartisan congressional group attempting to repeal Obamacare’s tax on medical devices, has received almost twice as much money from the medical-device industry as other members have, according to an analysis of House campaign donations done for TYT.
The 40 or so House members who formed the Problem Solvers Caucus earlier this year include a roughly equal number of Democrats and Republicans. On July 31, they unveiled a health-care reform plan including permanent repeal of a 2.3% tax on medical devices that was temporarily suspended under Obama but is set to resume on Jan. 1.
At TYT’s request, the non-profit campaign-finance group MapLight analyzed political donations from medical-device companies, industry organizations, and individual employees. MapLight found that members of the Problem Solvers Caucus on average received $10,051 during the campaign cycle for the 2016 elections, as opposed to non-members of the caucus, who averaged $5749. The numbers do not include members first elected in 2016, for whom complete data is not yet available.
Caucus co-chair Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) took office this year, so donations to his campaign are not included. Co-chair Rep. Tom Reed (R-NY) received a total of $25,650 from the industry during the 2016 cycle. Press representatives for Gottheimer and Reed did not respond to emails requesting comment.”
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