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.
NAM, Allies: Reject Reintroduced PRO-Act
told the Senate Tuesday. What’s going on: The PRO Act, reintroduced Wednesday by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Rep. Bobby Scott (D-VA), joint employer” under federal labor law with a much broader, more vague definition. “The current standard focuses on whether the potential employers have direct and immediate control over employees. The PRO Act standard, …
DOJ Ramps Up Workplace Immigration Enforcement
memo from U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi to all Justice Department employees. What’s going on: The memo, sent Feb. 5, tasks U.S. Attorneys’ Offices across the U.S. with using “all available criminal statutes to combat the flood of illegal immigration … and to continue to support the Department of Homeland Security’s immigration and removal initiatives.” …
Manufacturers to Trump and Congress: Act Now on Comprehensive, Commonsense Manufacturing Strategy as Tariffs Hit Manufacturing Industry
National Association of Manufacturers President and CEO Jay Timmons released the following statement ahead of President Donald Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress: “The stakes couldn’t be higher for manufacturers right now. Many manufacturers are operating on thin margins, and the tariffs imposed today will further strain their resources. For example: A large …
Lilly: 2017 Tax Reform Makes Four New U.S. Manufacturing Sites Possible
press release. The fourth site will “extend [Lilly’s] global parenteral manufacturing network for future injectable therapies.” The investment in the four sites will bring Lilly’s total U.S. capital expansion commitment to more than $50 billion since 2020. Lilly—which in recent years has made $23 billion worth of investments in new research and manufacturing sites in …
Manufacturers: The Time Is Now to Finish the Job and Preserve President Trump’s 2017 Tax Reforms
Washington, D.C. – NAM President and CEO Jay Timmons released the following statement on the passage of the House budget resolution: “Today, the House has taken a historic, pivotal step to advance a comprehensive reconciliation package that will preserve President Trump’s job-creating tax reforms of 2017, while also unleashing American energy dominance. “Manufacturers urge Congress …
Timmons: Tax Reform Paramount for Manufacturing Growth
said on CNBC’s “The Exchange” Wednesday. What’s going on: Timmons spoke to the news channel from a teacher workroom at the Energy Institute High School in Houston, Texas, a stop on the first leg of the NAM’s praising Republican House leadership for being “able to move” forward a House budget bill “that’s going to set …
