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Jan 20, 4:52 PM EST
Senate Dems OK to repeal small part of health law
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Senate Democrats don't plan to join the House in voting to repeal the massive new health care law, but they do want to eliminate a small portion of the law that is unrelated to health care.
Three Senate Democrats wrote House Speaker John Boehner on Thursday, asking him to pass a bill repealing a new tax filing requirement for businesses. Starting in 2012, nearly 40 million U.S. businesses would have to file tax forms for every vendor that sells them more than $600 in goods.
The provision is expected to raise $19 billion over the next decade to help pay for the health care law. The provision is designed to prevent contractors from hiding income from the government.
Sens. Ben Nelson of Nebraska, Maria Cantwell of Washington and Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota said the Senate would act quickly if the House repeals the provision.
Boehner spokesman Michael Steel said the tax filing requirement "is far from the only job-destroying provision in Washington Democrats' law." Steel said the Senate should vote to repeal the entire health care law, as the House did on Wednesday.
© 2011 The Associated Press. All rights reserved
Jan 20, 4:52 PM EST
Senate Dems OK to repeal small part of health law
AP Photo/Charles Dharapak
Advertisement
Multimedia
2010 health care poll
PDF copy of 13 Republican AGs threatening lawsuit
Nov. 2009 poll: Americans on health care
Health care overhaul
Efforts to stay young
Family joins in weight-loss camp experience
Alternatives for common food allergens
Wii therapy
Documents
AMA's Guidelines for Patient-Physician E-mail
Latest News
Idaho GOP gets ready to nullify health care reform
Senate Dems OK to repeal small part of health law
House GOP reopens abortion debate on health care
House Votes to repeal Obama's health care law
Obama warns against health care repeal
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Senate Democrats don't plan to join the House in voting to repeal the massive new health care law, but they do want to eliminate a small portion of the law that is unrelated to health care.
Three Senate Democrats wrote House Speaker John Boehner on Thursday, asking him to pass a bill repealing a new tax filing requirement for businesses. Starting in 2012, nearly 40 million U.S. businesses would have to file tax forms for every vendor that sells them more than $600 in goods.
The provision is expected to raise $19 billion over the next decade to help pay for the health care law. The provision is designed to prevent contractors from hiding income from the government.
Sens. Ben Nelson of Nebraska, Maria Cantwell of Washington and Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota said the Senate would act quickly if the House repeals the provision.
Boehner spokesman Michael Steel said the tax filing requirement "is far from the only job-destroying provision in Washington Democrats' law." Steel said the Senate should vote to repeal the entire health care law, as the House did on Wednesday.
© 2011 The Associated Press. All rights reserved
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