Jim Rutledge Disgusted By Barbara Mikulski's Vote To Tax Wounded Soldiers

Mikulski Votes against Tax Exemption for Veterans

FOREST HILL, Maryland

U.S. Senate Candidate Jim Rutledge of Maryland is disappointed that Barbara Mikulski has now voted to tax wounded soldiers and disabled veterans. Liberal Democrats rushed to pass health care legislation and now hope to help fund it by taxing our veterans. Jim Rutledge said, "I'm disgusted that Barbara Mikulski had the opportunity to make this right but yet voted to tax those who have sacrificed their bodies in defense of this Nation."

The health care reform bill passed by Congress and signed into law by Obama provided for a new tax on medical devices. Americans for Tax Reform states that the tax would be applied to prosthetic limbs and even wheelchairs. Liberal Democrats like Barbara Mikulski hope to raise 20 billion dollars through these new health care taxes.

Senator Orrin Hatch of Utah offered an amendment to the health care reform bill that would have exempted veterans from this outrageous new tax. Unfortunately, Barbara Mikulski and other Liberal Democrats defeated the amendment. The medical device tax was one of many taxes that democrats tried to hide in the bill that was over 2000 pages long. In a statement by the Americans for Tax Reform Grover Norquist stated, "This is one of the many reasons Harry Reid and the Democrats did not want Americans to read the 2,500 page health care bill before it was passed."

The Rutledge for Senate Campaign believes Barbara Mikulski continues to support more taxes and bigger government at the expense of our wounded veterans. Our wounded warriors can now look forward to being taxed for the sacrifice they have made. Rutledge said, "Barbara Mikulski's refusal to exempt our veterans is a disgraceful."