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AdvaMed Pushes For Trump To Address Device Tax In Joint-Session Address

As president Trump gets ready to make his first address before a joint session of Congress, the largest medical device lobby group is asking him to urge permanent repeal of the medical device tax. The group is also planning to blitz congressional offices this week in a bid to persuade lawmakers to include device-tax repeal in budget-reconciliation negotiations.

As President Trump prepares to speak before his first joint session of Congress, AdvaMed is lobbying him to urge repeal of the medical device tax as a priority in his speech.

“The medical technology industry is a uniquely American success story, responsible for nearly two million high-tech, high-pay jobs in communities large and small in every state,” said AdvaMed CEO Scott Whitaker in a company statement

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