This file photo shows a machine that measures the exacting tolerances of the many medical devices produced by Complexus Medical of Mishawaka. Staff photo by Greg Swierz
Republican members of Indiana's congressional delegation sent a letter to House Speaker John Boehner and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid this week asking that repeal of the medical device tax be included in any deal to fund the federal government or raise the debt ceiling.
The letter, signed by Reps. Jackie Walorski, Larry Bucshon, Susan Brooks, Luke Messer, Todd Rokita, Marlin Stutzman and Todd Young and Sen. Dan Coats, notes that medical device companies employ more than 20,000 Hoosiers and that the state has added more than 5,600 jobs in the medical device industry since 2001.
"Not only is this tax costing thousands of jobs, but it is also limiting research on life saving devices," the letter states. "Indiana is home to over 300 medical device companies that produce lifesaving products. This tax is prohibiting their ability to conduct research or clinical trials to create new medical devices.
"We urge you to consider not only the 2,124 Indiana jobs that are lost because of this, but the 43,000 jobs nationwide, and include a full repeal of the medical device tax in any must pass legislation considered in the House or the Senate this year."
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