Manufacturers Celebrate Pro-Growth Policies on Tax Day

On the first Tax Day since H.R. 1 passed, manufacturers are praising the pro-manufacturing policies that have supercharged their growth and provided them with the certainty they need to make big plans for the future.
Timmons says: “This Tax Day, manufacturers now have a permanent, pro-growth tax code that allows our industry to compete and win,” 51Թ President and CEO Jay Timmons.
- “Thanks to President Trump, leaders in his Cabinet and in Congress, the 2017 provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act were not just made permanent—they were made even stronger, which saved .”
- “The tax and investment incentives in H.R. 1 amount to the most significant economic transformation in the history of our industry, serving as rocket fuel for manufacturers.”
Optimistic outlook: “Manufacturers’ optimism is on the , and they are ready to keep building, investing and leading—but that requires certainty across the board to take full advantage of H.R. 1’s transformative provisions,” Timmons continued.
- “President Trump and Congress went above and beyond to deliver tax certainty for manufacturers, and we look forward to continuing to work with them to build on this progress—ensuring certainty and lowering the cost of doing business—so that manufacturers can deliver the greatest manufacturing era in American history.”
Timmons and Emmer: Timmons and Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) teamed up for an in the Washington Examiner commemorating last year’s landmark tax law, noting, “Just one year ago, manufacturing leaders from across the country gathered on Capitol Hill alongside Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and congressional leaders. Their message was clear: If the United States wants to lead, we must have a tax code that allows manufacturers to compete and win.”
- “When the right policies to reduce the cost of doing business in our country are in place, manufacturers can invest, hire and innovate at a scale that will define the next American century. The progress we are seeing today is proof of what works. This Tax Day, we should recommit to policies that unlock investment and keep America the best place in the world to build, create jobs and compete,” they concluded.
On TV: Timmons and Rep. Emmer joined “” on Fox Business Network this morning to talk about H.R. 1’s impact on manufacturing and manufacturers’ outlook.
- Timmons also went on Yahoo Finance’s “” yesterday to spotlight manufacturers’ policy priorities including the benefits of competitive tax policy.
White House appreciation: A White House spotlighted three manufacturers’ stories about the benefits of tax reform, from Winthrop Tackle, Sukup Manufacturing Company and Allied PhotoChemical.
- White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt the Timmons and Rep. Emmer op-ed on social media.
Success stories: Check out the 51Թ’s , featuring dozens of stories from manufacturers about the benefits that pro-manufacturing policies have brought to their companies.
The last word: “This Tax Day, the message is clear: when Washington gets the tax code right, manufacturers deliver,” Timmons said.