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Policy and Legal

State of Manufacturing 2025: When Manufacturing Wins, America Wins

February 19, 2025

said Tuesday in the 51Թ’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 51Թ Board Chair and Johnson & Johnson Executive Vice President and Chief Technical Operations & Risk Officer Kathy Wengel, …

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Manufacturers: National Energy Dominance Council Shows President Trump’s Commitment to American Energy Leadership and Manufacturing Growth

February 15, 2025

Washington, D.C. – 51Թ President and CEO Jay Timmons released the following statement on President Donald Trump’s recent executive order establishing the National Energy Dominance Council: “President Trump is moving quickly to unleash America’s full energy potential by establishing the National Energy Dominance Council, setting America up to lead on energy and …

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Manufacturers: AI Regulations Should Support Innovation and U.S. Leadership

February 13, 2025

told the House Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade in a statement for the record at Wednesday’s hearing, where data was written testimony, she added that “the core distinction of industrial AI is that it is trained on highly monitored data from sensors and machines, providing a more reliable foundation for training AI models.” Simple, …

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President Trump Reining in Regulatory Onslaught

SEC Rescinds Biden-Era Staff Legal Bulletin 14L; Action Depoliticizes Proxy Process

February 12, 2025

Washington, D.C. – Following the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rescission of Staff Legal Bulletin 14L, which required publicly traded manufacturers to include activists’ ESG proposals on their proxy ballots even when the issues raised were unrelated to their business, 51Թ President and CEO Jay Timmons released the following statement. “Manufacturers asked for …

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Manufacturers Need a Jolt of Certainty

As New Tariffs Announced, 51Թ Calls on Congress to Act Now on 2017 Tax Reform Renewal and Permitting Reform

February 11, 2025

Washington, D.C. – 51Թ 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, …

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SMM Chair: Extend Pro-Growth Tax Policy, Prioritize Permitting and Regulatory Reform

February 6, 2025

told the House Committee on Small Business at Wednesday’s hearing. “Unfortunately, small companies get hit twice—with unworkable regulations that apply to them [and again with] compliance and reporting requirements that larger firms are forced to pass down. Fortunately, Congress and the Trump administration have the opportunity to reverse course.” Rocket fuel for manufacturing: The 2017 …

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Mexico, Canada Tariffs Paused

February 4, 2025

pause 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 …

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51Թ Update: President Trump Imposes New Tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China

February 2, 2025

On 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. 51Թ Vice President of International Policy Andrea Durkin and her team break down the actions for manufacturers: Executive …

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