House repeals Obamacare’s medical device tax

By Kimberly Leonard

Published July 24, 2018 9:10pm ET

House repeals Obamacare’s medical device tax — Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, R-Wis., joined by, from left, Rep. Karen C. Handel, R-Ga., Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La., and Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., meets with reporters following a closed-door Republican strategy session on Capitol Hill as they face how to deal with President Donald Trump's impending trade tariffs, in Washington, Tuesday, March 6, 2018. President Donald Trump isn't budging on his international tariff stance so far despite remarkably public pleadings from Speaker Ryan and other Republican allies to back off his threat and avoid a possible trade war. | (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

The House has voted to repeal Obamacare’s medical device tax, a measure that has support from the Trump administration.

The bill passed with support from both parties by a 283-132 vote. One Republican, Rep. Walter Jones of North Carolina, joined 131 Democrats in voting against the bill.

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