Policy and Legal

Manufacturers need smart laws and effective policies. That’s why the NAM is standing up for manufacturers everywhere – from the halls of power where we advance important legislation, to the courts where we fight to defend our rights.

Ways and Means Tax Bill Will Drive Manufacturing Investment and Job Creation

Bill Reflects Full Range of Manufacturing Priorities

Washington, D.C. – The National Association of Manufacturers commends Chairman Jason Smith (R-MO) and the House Ways and Means Committee for their bold leadership in acting on manufacturers’ top policy priority in our comprehensive manufacturing strategy: preserving and extending President Trump’s historic 2017 tax reforms. Today’s monumental action marks a vital step forward in securing …

Manufacturers: Let’s Tackle Health Care Costs Without Sacrificing Innovation or Competitiveness

Fix the Real Problem: Unregulated PBMs

Washington, D.C. – National Association of Manufacturers President and CEO Jay Timmons released the following statement today in response to President Trump’s executive order instituting a “Most Favored Nation” policy for prescription drug pricing: “Biopharmaceutical manufacturers are investing in America. They are innovating cures and treatments for devastating diseases, and they are committed to ensuring …

Send Your In-House Counsel to the Manufacturing Legal Summit!

opened registration this week. The only conference crafted exclusively for manufacturing lawyers, the Summit attracts legal talent from companies of all sizes and sectors. Attendees learn about hot-button legal issues facing the industry, discuss best practices and make fruitful professional connections. If you have in-house counsel who would benefit from this must-attend event, here’s what …

NAM: Comprehensive Manufacturing Strategy Will “Ignite” Renaissance

comprehensive manufacturing strategy will be fundamental in “igniting the Industrial Renaissance of the United States,” the NAM told a House committee today ahead of a hearing of the same name. What’s going on: “Manufacturers call on President Trump and Congress to implement a comprehensive manufacturing strategy that would create predictability and certainty to invest, plan …

Manufacturers Share Immediate Impacts Under Latest Tariffs

NHK News recently that his small business and others like it are the ones “writing the checks for” the new tariffs—and it’s not something they can keep up. “To absorb 25% or 50% in tariffs, it’s a task that we cannot in the long term endure,” Dardas said. “It’ll cause our company and many other …