18 Democratic Senators Ask Harry Reid to Delay Obamacare Tax; Bill Nelson Not One of Them

Daily Caller reports on 18 Democratic senators who have petitioned U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to allow the passage of legislation delaying implementation of Obamacare's medical devices tax.

Florida's ostensibly "moderate" Democrat, Bill Nelson, was not one of the signatories.

"Eighteen Democratic U.S. senators and senators-elect sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid last week calling for a 'delay in the implementation' of the medical device tax in Obamacare, the Wall Street Journal reports.

"The provision was an integral part of the version of the Obamacare law, which was passed in the Senate under Reids stewardship in 2009. It is set to take effect on January 1, 2013.

"An effort to repeal the provision failed in Congress in June. At the time, Reid characterized the proposed repeal as a Republican attack on Obamacare.

"'The medical technology industry directly employs over 400,000 people in the United States and is responsible for a total of 2 million high-skilled manufacturing jobs. With this year quickly drawing to a close, the medical device industry has received little guidance about how to comply with the tax --causing significant uncertainty and confusion for businesses,' according to the letter. 'We urge you to support delaying enactment of this provision in a fiscally responsible manner.'"

{Source: "18 Democratic Senators Revolt Against Harry Reid on Obamacare Tax"}