Trade

Washington, D.C. – National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) President and CEO Jay Timmons released the following statement after the President signed the bipartisan Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB) legislation, which was unanimously approved by the House and Senate: With his signature, President Trump has freed manufacturers and other businesses from a pointless $1 million a day …

Washington, D.C. – National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) President and CEO Jay Timmons released the following statement after unanimous, bipartisan passage of MTB legislation:

Washington, D.C. – National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) President and CEO Jay Timmons and Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters (CME) President and CEO Dennis Darby released the following statement on NAFTA: Manufacturers in the United States and Canada firmly support moving forward at full speed to seize the opportunity to forge a new trade deal with …

Washington, D.C. – National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) President and CEO Jay Timmons today continued manufacturers’ call to secure the best deal possible for manufacturing workers in America: Today’s announcement is a step in the right direction. It is a positive signal that some form of NAFTA will survive. Manufacturers accept the administration’s position that …

Washington, D.C. – National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) President and CEO Jay Timmons released the following statement on the Senate Banking Committee’s unanimous vote to advance the nomination of Kimberly Reed to be president of the Export-Import (Ex-Im) Bank of the United States. Kimberly Reed is the qualified leader manufacturers need at the helm of …

Washington, D.C.– With trade talks resuming between the United States and China today, National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) President and CEO Jay Timmons released the following statement and negotiating objectives for an agreement: With the president’s demonstrated commitment to engage China on its well-established trade abuses and cheating, there is no better time to get …

Washington, D.C. – National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) President and CEO Jay Timmons released the following statement on the implementation of an additional $16 billion in U.S. tariffs on China: This announcement underscores that the administration needs to get Beijing back to the negotiating table, as manufacturers

Washington, D.C. – National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) President and CEO Jay Timmons released the following statement on the unanimous passage of H.R. 4318, the Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB) Act of 2018, by the U.S. Senate: This is a significant step forward for manufacturers, who, along with other businesses, are losing nearly $1 million every …

Washington, D.C. – National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) President and CEO Jay Timmons released the following statement on the Senate Banking Committee’s hearing regarding Kimberly Reed’s nomination for president of the Export-Import (Ex-Im) Bank of the United States: There can be no doubt that Kimberly Reed will make an outstanding leader of the Ex-Im Bank. …