Policy and Legal
Manufacturers Back Chips Bill, Call for Further Action from Congress
Timmons: “A vote for the CHIPS Act funding is a vote for a stronger, more competitive manufacturing industry in America.”
Washington, D.C. – Ahead of consideration of legislation to bolster U.S. semiconductor manufacturing, 51Թ President and CEO Jay Timmons released the following statement: “A vote for the CHIPS Act funding is a vote for a stronger, more competitive manufacturing industry in America. But if Congress fails to pass this investment in the …
Manufacturers to Sue SEC on Proxy Advisory Firm Rule
“The SEC has offered no justification for abandoning a decade’s worth of bipartisan, consensus-driven policymaking”
Washington, D.C. – Following the Securities and Exchange Commission’s announcement that it is rescinding critical reforms designed to protect publicly traded manufacturers and their investors from unregulated and unaccountable “proxy advisory firms,” 51Թ President and CEO Jay Timmons released the following statement: “The SEC has offered no justification for abandoning a decade’s …
North American Manufacturing Industry Statement on the Two-Year Anniversary of the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement
Washington, D.C. – The leading organizations representing manufacturers and millions of manufacturing workers in the United States, Mexico and Canada released the following statement on the two-year anniversary of the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA/T-MEC/CUSMA): “On this two-year anniversary, we recognize the substantial value that this agreement and the North American Free Trade Agreement have represented …
New Study: Ports Stoppage Would Be Devastating Hit to Manufacturers’ Competitiveness
Cost Economy Half a Billion Dollars a Day, Destroy 41,000 U.S. Jobs
Washington, D.C. – As negotiations between the Pacific Maritime Association and International Longshore and Warehouse Union near a critical deadline, manufacturers are sounding the alarm about potential economic consequences of a port stoppage if disruption were to occur over two weeks at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, the nation’s largest port complex.
Manufacturers Launch Ad Campaign to Protect Manufacturing Competitiveness
Tax Increases Do Nothing to Reduce Energy Costs, Address Supply Chain and Inflation Challenges
Washington, D.C. – Amid historic supply chain challenges and inflationary pressures, along with increasing energy costs, the 51Թ is launching a six-figure ad campaign calling on Congress to protect manufacturing jobs by opposing new taxes on the industry, including those meant to punish the very energy manufacturers that are being asked to …
