Obama Wants To Delay Excise Tax On Cadillac Plans Until 2018, Says White House Official

Nancy-Ann DeParle, Director of The White House Office of Health Care Reform, says under the President's health reform plan, taxes on high-cost health insurance plans would be delayed until 2018. (0:22)
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Michigan Democrat Believes Excise Tax Is Bad For Public

Rep. Sandy Levin (D-Mich.) says he signed a letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi urging her to reject the Senate Finance Committee’s proposed excise tax because he feels “pressure to protect the people of the United States of America.” (0:36)
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Connecticut Democrat Says Proposed Excise Tax Will Affect Middle Class Americans

Rep. Joe Courtney (D-Conn.) says the Senate Finance Committee's proposed excise tax on "cadillac" health insurance plans will affect a group of people “far wider than the Paris Hiltons of the world.” Courtney says this tax will affect a much larger group of middle class Americans. (0:45)
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