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Reid: ‘I’m Not Going To Cry Any Big Tears’ Over Medical Device Tax

By Niels Lesniewski and Humberto Sanchez and JM Rieger

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Majority Leader Harry Reid on Tuesday rebuked Republicans eager to attach a repeal of a medical device surtax to the tax cut extension package on the Senate floor. “I’m not going to cry any big tears over the device folks,” Reid told reporters at Democrats weekly news conference. “Their profits were huge last year.”

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