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Buerkle Honored for Protecting Small Businesses
The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) recognized Representative Ann Marie Buerkle (NY-25) with its prestigious Guardian of Small Business award for her work on behalf of small businesses. “It is an honor to receive NFIB’s Guardian of Small Business award. Small businesses are the backbone of our nation’s economy. We must implement policies that create economic certainty. We must get our government out of the way so that businesses can do what they do best: create jobs and grow our economy,” said Rep. Buerkle.
Buerkle Takes Medical Device Tax Concerns to the President
Earlier this week Welch Allyn, a global medical device and solutions company headquartered in Skaneateles, New York, announced that it would lay off 275 employees, or 10 percent of its workforce over the next three years. The layoffs come as a direct result of the new 2.3 percent excise tax on the sale of medical devices that was instituted by President Obama’s healthcare law.
Buerkle Urges Mental Health Support for Veterans, Troops
Today, Representative Ann Marie Buerkle, Chairwoman of the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Health, made the following statement in recognition of September as Suicide Prevention Month: “Throughout my first term in Congress, I have been committed to raising awareness of the serious mental health issues facing the veteran and military communities.
Buerkle: Libya, Egypt Attacks Reprehensible
Congresswoman Ann Marie Buerkle (NY-25), Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and United States Congressional Representative to the United Nations, released the following statement regarding yesterday’s attacks in Libya and Egypt: “Today our nation grieves the loss of Ambassador Stevens and the three other American diplomats who were killed in the senseless, deliberate attack in Libya yesterday.
