Steny Hoyer on Taxes, Deficit
In his remarks this morning to the National Association of Manufacturers, the NAM’s Public Affairs Steering Committee, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer was at his most forceful when talking about the...
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Time for Leadership on Tax Reform
The January edition of Member Focus hit mailboxes this week and is also available here. Below is this month’s column from NAM President and CEO Jay Timmons on the need for tax reform. Time for...
View ArticleThanks to Ways & Means Committee for Highlighting Key Tax Issue
Manufacturers send their thanks to Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) for holding a hearing yesterday on the Treatment of Closely-Held Businesses in the Context of Tax Reform. As we’ve...
View ArticleManufacturers Appreciate Chairman Baucus’ Commitment to Tax Reform
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) today outlined what he called his four goals for tax reform: jobs from broad-based growth; competitiveness; innovation; and, opportunity. These are...
View ArticleManufacturers Offer a Vision for a Real Recovery
Tonight’s debate took on a very different format, and a very different tone from the first debate. It was much more combative with the candidates painting very different pictures of their vision for...
View ArticleYes, We’re still #1
Sometimes the ranking of #1 is a dubious distinction… surely no one wants to be #1 on the “worst companies to work for” list, the “worst Super Bowl Commercial” list, the “worst movie of all time” list...
View ArticleThe President’s Framework for Tax Reform Just Doesn’t Add Up
At first blush, Manufacturers were somewhat optimistic about the framework for business tax reform the President laid out today in the fiscal 2014 budget plan he sent to the Hill. While NAM is firmly...
View ArticleCamp Testimony Before Small Biz Committee Keeps Tax Reform Talk Moving
House Ways & Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) normally wields the gavel during House committee hearings, but today brought an unusual role for him – witness. Chairman Camp appeared before the House...
View ArticleTax Policy Goes a Long Way Toward Defining Energy Policy
Dorothy Coleman, the NAM’s Vice President of Tax and Domestic Economic Policy, brought manufacturers’ support of pro-growth tax reform to a panel discussion, hosted by Politico today, which featured a...
View ArticleFive Announcements That Manufacturers Would Like To See From the President Today
Approval of the Keystone XL Pipeline’s Presidential Permit Application It’s been nearly five years since the Presidential Permit application was filed to construct the Keystone XL Pipeline. In addition...
View ArticleComprehensive Tax Reform: Good for Tennessee and Good for the U.S.
Following a stop in Memphis last month by Congress’ chief taxwriters Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT) and Rep. Dave Camp (R-MI) to talk taxes, John Faraci, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Memphis-based...
View ArticleAsk an Expert: What would a permanent R&D incentive mean for manufacturers?
Members of Congress and the Administration seem to agree on what manufacturers have long known: enhancing investment in research and development, or R&D, drives economic growth. But that growth...
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NAM/IndustryWeek Survey: Manufacturing Outlook Picks up Slightly, Health...
The latest NAM/IndustryWeek Survey of Manufacturers captured the mixed nature of the current economic landscape, which is both hopeful and cautious at the same time. The percentage of respondents who...
View ArticleKansas City Fed: Manufacturing Rebounded in January, but with Weather-Related...
The Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank reported that manufacturing sentiment rebounded in January from the brief contraction in December. The composite index of general business activity rose from -3 to...
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Manufacturers More Upbeat About Activity, but Frustrated with the Political...
The latest NAM/IndustryWeek Survey of Manufacturers found that the percentage of respondents who were positive in their company’s outlook was essentially unchanged from last time. In the June survey,...
View ArticleAT&T Chief Talks Growth in Washington
Randall Stephenson, chairman and CEO of AT&T, appeared the Economic Club of Washington, DC, on June 17 to talk about the key ingredients for economic growth in the United States. In a wide-ranging...
View ArticleMedical Device Tax Repeal Gains Momentum
Earlier today, the House of Representatives voted in favor of H.R. 160, the Protect Medical Innovation Act introduced by Rep. Paulsen (R-MN) to repeal the ill-conceived excise tax on the gross sales of...
View ArticleNAM Continues Executive Insights Series in Cleveland
The NAM’s Jay Timmons joined leading manufacturing CEOs from Sherwin-Williams, Marlin Steel and Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company in Cleveland yesterday as part of the NAM’s Executive Insights series....
View ArticleHistoric Tax Extenders Agreement Provides Certainty, Bridge to Tax Reform
Since it was first enacted in 1981, the research and development tax credit has never been a permanent part of the tax code. Instead, the temporary nature of the credit — a characteristic shared by...
View ArticleManufacturers Welcome Boustany Bill to Address Problems with BEPS
Late last month, the NAM sent a letter to Rep. Charles Boustany (R-LA), a member of the House Ways and Means Committee, endorsing legislation (H.R. 4297) he recently introduced. The aptly named Bad...
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