Regulatory and Legal Reform
Unnecessary regulations and excessive red tape prevent us from reaching new levels of achievement and make it harder for small businesses to compete. We need regulatory and legal reforms that unleash our industry and supports the work of men and women nationwide.
State of Manufacturing 2025: When Manufacturing Wins, America Wins
said Tuesday in the NAM’s annual State of Manufacturing Address. What’s going on: Speaking to an audience of manufacturers and congressional and state officials at Armstrong World Industries in Hilliard, Ohio, Timmons, who was joined by NAM Board Chair and Johnson & Johnson Executive Vice President and Chief Technical Operations & Risk Officer Kathy Wengel, …
Manufacturers: AI Regulations Should Support Innovation and U.S. Leadership
told the House Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade in a statement for the record at Wednesday’s hearing, where data was written testimony, she added that “the core distinction of industrial AI is that it is trained on highly monitored data from sensors and machines, providing a more reliable foundation for training AI models.” Simple, …
President Trump Reining in Regulatory Onslaught
SEC Rescinds Biden-Era Staff Legal Bulletin 14L; Action Depoliticizes Proxy Process
Washington, D.C. – Following the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rescission of Staff Legal Bulletin 14L, which required publicly traded manufacturers to include activists’ ESG proposals on their proxy ballots even when the issues raised were unrelated to their business, National Association of Manufacturers President and CEO Jay Timmons released the following statement. “Manufacturers asked for …
SMM Chair: Extend Pro-Growth Tax Policy, Prioritize Permitting and Regulatory Reform
told the House Committee on Small Business at Wednesday’s hearing. “Unfortunately, small companies get hit twice—with unworkable regulations that apply to them [and again with] compliance and reporting requirements that larger firms are forced to pass down. Fortunately, Congress and the Trump administration have the opportunity to reverse course.” Rocket fuel for manufacturing: The 2017 …
Mexico, Canada Tariffs Paused
pause three separate executive orders under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to add new levies on goods from Mexico, Canada and China, President Trump said Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum agreed Monday morning to “immediately supply” 10,000 Mexican National Guard troops to the border. The announcement about the tariffs on goods from Canada came following …
The Regulatory Rollback Begins
imposed a freeze on new and in-process regulations. The freeze pauses any rules from the outgoing Biden administration that have been proposed but not finalized, finalized but not sent to the Federal Register or sent to the Federal Register but not published. The executive order also recommends that agencies delay the effective dates of any …
