Trade
With a level playing field and an accessible market, manufacturers in America can out-perform any competitor. That’s why we need smart trade deals that expand opportunities to sell our products around the world and ensure global trade is fair.
Demand for Auto Loans Gives Banks a Boost
The Wall Street Journal (subscription). Accelerating demand: 2021 was a banner year for auto lending among many big banks, including Bank of America, Wells Fargo and Ally Financial. According to a Moody’s Investors Service analysis, U.S. banks increased their auto loan balances by 12% over the course of 2021, reversing slow lending trends of the …
Congress Weighs in on China Tariff Exclusions
said. “The lapse—and continued absence—of critical exclusions have deepened the challenges for businesses and their workers.… We strongly urge the USTR to expand its exclusion process as quickly as possible to give American workers, businesses and families badly needed economic relief.” The signatories also said that “to ensure that this relief is meaningful, we urge …
Manufacturers: China Is Not Following Through on Important Commitments Made in the 2020 U.S.–China “Phase One” Agreement
Washington, D.C. – Following remarks today by U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai, National Association of Manufacturers President and CEO Jay Timmons released this statement: “China is not following through on important commitments made in the 2020 U.S.–China ‘Phase One’ agreement, and it also remains a hub of bad behaviors—from intellectual property theft to market-distorting industrial …
Manufacturers: President’s Budget Rightly Prioritizes Bold Infrastructure Investment
Washington, D.C. – Today, following the release of President Joe Biden’s
Manufacturers: WTO/TRIPS Waiver Will Not Solve Crisis
Washington, D.C. – Following the announcement by the United States Trade Ambassador that the Biden administration will support waiving intellectual property protections for COVID-19 vaccines, National Association of Manufacturers President and CEO Jay Timmons released the following statement: “We are all horrified by the images that we are seeing in India and in other places …
Manufacturers React to President Biden’s First Speech to Congress
Timmons: “Manufacturers are focused on building the next, post-pandemic world.”
Washington, D.C. – Following President Joe Biden’s first presidential address to Congress, National Association of Manufacturers President and CEO Jay Timmons released this statement: “Thanks to the leadership of vaccine manufacturers and the Biden administration’s successful vaccine distribution efforts, Americans are getting back to the activities and the people they love. Though the capacity limits …
Timmons Opening Statement to U.S. Senate Committee on Finance Hearing on Made in America: Effect of the U.S. Tax Code on Domestic Manufacturing
Washington, D.C. – National Association of Manufacturers President and CEO Jay Timmons delivered the following opening statement at a U.S. Senate Committee on Finance hearing entitled Made in America: Effect of the U.S. Tax Code on Domestic Manufacturing. Click
