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.
State of Manufacturing 2025: When Manufacturing Wins, America Wins
February 19, 2025said 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 Need a Jolt of Certainty
February 11, 2025As New Tariffs Announced, NAM Calls on Congress to Act Now on 2017 Tax Reform Renewal and Permitting Reform
Washington, D.C. – National Association of Manufacturers President and CEO Jay Timmons released the following statement: “Manufacturers in the United States are facing intense global competition, economic headwinds and unfair trade practices from adversarial nations. With critical tax reforms having lapsed and others still set to expire as well as inaction on comprehensive permitting reform…
Mexico, Canada Tariffs Paused
February 4, 2025pause 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…
NAM Update: President Trump Imposes New Tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China
February 2, 2025On Feb. 1, President Donald Trump imposed 25% tariffs on products from Canada with lower 10% on energy products, 25% tariffs on products from Mexico and an additional 10% on products from the People’s Republic of China. NAM Vice President of International Policy Andrea Durkin and her team break down the actions for manufacturers: Executive…
Manufacturers on Executive Orders to Impose Tariffs
February 1, 2025Washington, D.C. – National Association of Manufacturers President and CEO Jay Timmons released the following statement on the executive orders imposing significant tariffs on imports from Canada, Mexico and China. “Manufacturers understand the need to deal with any sort of crisis that involves illicit drugs crossing our border, and we hope the three countries can…
A First Look at Trump’s Trade Policy
January 22, 2025America First Trade Policy.” Among the primary objectives: to “reduce dependence on foreign nations for critical supply chains,” “promote investment and productivity” and “enhance our [n]ation’s industrial and technological advantages.” Key takeaways: The president did not announce new tariffs. His executive order instructs key agencies to begin looking at underlying concerns about unfair or unbalanced trade, specific…
Timmons: USMCA, Right Policies Can Bring “Manufacturing Revival”
November 21, 2024said this week—but “the special relationship” between the U.S. and Canada will only grow stronger. What’s going on: “President Trump has been very clear about his priorities, his commitments,” Timmons said Wednesday in Ottawa on CBC News’ “Power & Politics,” where he was joined by Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters President and CEO Dennis Darby. Timmons…
