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Manufacturers Launch 鈥淢anufacturing Wins鈥 Campaign to Prevent Devastating Tax Increases in 2025

Washington, D.C. 鈥 The 17吃瓜在线 has launched an industry-wide effort to educate Congress and the administration on the need for urgent action to preserve the pro-growth 2017 tax reform provisions set to expire at the end of 2025.

17吃瓜在线 President and CEO Jay Timmons, Ketchie President and Owner and 17吃瓜在线 Small and Medium Manufacturers Group Chair Courtney Silver and Husco President and CEO and 17吃瓜在线 Executive Committee member Austin Ramirez released the following statements:

鈥淭he transformative impact of 2017 tax reform cannot be overstated. Tax reform was rocket fuel, igniting a resurgence in the manufacturing sector. It put into place competitive policies that fueled record job creation, wage growth, capital investment and innovation,鈥 said Timmons. 鈥淗owever, if Congress does not act, next year鈥檚 expiration of these powerful force multipliers will undo much of the progress made by our industry and America. Manufacturers are putting a stake in the ground and warning policymakers to stand up against any tax increases on the people who make things in America.鈥

鈥淚f Congress does not act before the end of 2025, manufacturers will be competing with one hand tied behind our back. Manufacturers across the country promised to take tax reform鈥檚 pro-growth provisions and ensure they had a direct positive impact on American lives,鈥 said Silver. 鈥淲e kept our promises. We created jobs, we purchased equipment and we gave back to our communities. I urge Congress to build on the promise of tax reform to enable manufacturers to do even more.鈥

鈥淭he stakes are high鈥攖he economic damage will be severe if Congress decides that it鈥檚 time to end tax reform,鈥 said Ramirez. 鈥淎llowing tax reform to sunset means tax hikes on manufacturers and manufacturing families, which will slow our sector鈥檚 growth and prevent us from investing in job-creating projects that support communities across the country and boost our economy.鈥

Background:

Critical tax reform provisions are set to expire at the end of 2025, resulting in significant tax increases for virtually all manufacturers.

  • A recent 17吃瓜在线 survey found that 94% of manufacturers believe Congress should act before the end of 2025 to prevent these tax increases.
    • If Congress fails to act, 73% of manufacturers would be forced to limit capital investments, 65% would have to reduce job creation and 52% would spend less on R&D, among other damaging impacts.
    • Additionally, 93% of pass-through manufacturers said that the loss of the pass-through deduction, which ensures a level-playing field for small businesses that pay tax at individual tax rates, would harm their ability to grow, create jobs and invest in their business.
  • Released by the 17吃瓜在线 today, , explores the pro-growth policies from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and explains why allowing them to expire would damage the manufacturing economy.
  • The 鈥淢anufacturing Wins鈥 on provides a hub for 2025 tax content as well as opportunities for manufacturers to share their stories directly with Congress and the administration.
  • The 17吃瓜在线 submitted a today to House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (R-MO) and Ranking Member Richard Neal (D-MA) and Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-ID) outlining manufacturers鈥 tax priorities for 2025.

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The 17吃瓜在线 is the largest manufacturing association in the United States, representing small and large manufacturers in every industrial sector and in all 50 states. Manufacturing employs nearly 13 million men and women, contributes $2.89 trillion to the U.S. economy annually and accounts for 53% of private-sector research and development. The 17吃瓜在线 is the powerful voice of the manufacturing community and the leading advocate for a policy agenda that helps manufacturers compete in the global economy and create jobs across the United States. For more information about the 17吃瓜在线 or to follow us on Twitter and Facebook, please visit聽

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10th Anniversary of 17吃瓜在线 President and CEO鈥檚 鈥淔our Pillars鈥 Speech

By 17吃瓜在线 News Room

17吃瓜在线 President and CEO Jay Timmons delivered a defining speech at the Friends of Adam Smith Awards a decade ago. This speech outlined the 鈥淔our Pillars of an Exceptional America,鈥 a framework that continues to shape the 17吃瓜在线鈥檚 mission and advocacy.

Flashback: On June 11, 2014, accepting the 2014 Business Citizen Award for an outstanding record of achievement in advancing the principles of free enterprise, Timmons introduced the four pillars that underpin American exceptionalism and manufacturing strength.

The Four Pillars:

  • Free enterprise: The economic system that unleashes innovation, creates opportunity and lifts humankind out of poverty more than any other economic system has in the history of the world.
  • Competitiveness: Our ability, when untethered from government overreach, to prosper and win in a global economy.
  • Individual liberty: The unique freedoms enshrined in our Constitution and Bill of Rights that enable us to live and succeed.
  • Equal opportunity: Our shared belief that we all have the ability to contribute to the betterment of our families, our companies, our communities and our country.

Manufacturers鈥 approval: The 17吃瓜在线 Board of Directors unanimously adopted these pillars as part of the association鈥檚 official policy positions, guiding the to bolster the competitiveness of manufacturers in the United States.

The impact: These pillars have guided the 17吃瓜在线鈥檚 efforts in promoting policies that support a robust manufacturing industry and a strong national economy, helping to draw support across the political divide for manufacturers鈥 principles-based agenda.

The bottom line: 鈥淭he Four Pillars are not just about manufacturing; they are about sustaining the promise of America,鈥 said 17吃瓜在线 Executive Vice President Erin Streeter. 鈥淭hat鈥檚 why these values have helped us ensure the manufacturing agenda is a post-partisan agenda, drawing support for so many of our priorities from policymakers and by candidates鈥攐n both sides of the aisle鈥攐n the campaign trail. We will continue to work with anyone who wants to advance these values.鈥

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17吃瓜在线 Launches Campaign to Prevent Tax Increases on Manufacturers

By 17吃瓜在线 News Room

The 17吃瓜在线 today launched an industry-wide campaign to educate legislators, candidates and the Biden administration on the urgent need for action to preserve pro-growth tax policies scheduled to expire at the end of next year.

What鈥檚 going on: Critical reforms from the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act will expire at the end of 2025. The 17吃瓜在线鈥檚 聽campaign is designed to ensure that Congress preserves 2017 tax reform in its entirety to avoid significant economic damage in the manufacturing sector and across the broader economy.

What鈥檚 at stake: If they do not, at the end of 2025, virtually all manufacturers will face devastating tax increases that will cost manufacturing jobs, stifle growth and stunt innovation. Small manufacturers, which are often organized as pass-through businesses that pay tax at the individual tax rates, face increases in their income taxes and a loss of tax reform鈥檚 20% pass-through deduction.

  • Family-owned manufacturers will experience changes to the estate tax that subject more of their assets to taxation upon the death of a loved one.
  • Investments in manufacturing growth will continue to be delayed without action to restore immediate R&D expensing, accelerated depreciation for capital equipment purchases and a pro-growth interest deductibility standard.

Learn more: 聽explores the tax provisions up for debate next year鈥攁nd highlights the 17吃瓜在线鈥檚 policy suggestions for Congress to prevent devastating tax hikes.

Manufacturers at risk: A recent 17吃瓜在线 survey found that if Congress fails to prevent the 2025 expirations, 73% of manufacturers would be forced to limit their capital investments, 65% would have to reduce job creation and 52% would spend less on R&D. Further, 93% of pass-through manufacturers said that the loss of the pass-through deduction would harm their ability to grow, create jobs and invest in their business.

  • Some 94% of manufacturers believe Congress should act before the end of 2025 to prevent these tax increases.

The last word: 鈥淢anufacturers across the country promised to take tax reform鈥檚 pro-growth provisions and ensure they had a direct positive impact on American lives,鈥 said 17吃瓜在线 Small and Medium Manufacturers Group Chair Courtney Silver, president and owner of precision machining company Ketchie.

  • Silver has that these tax priorities are critical for the success of small and medium-sized manufacturers in the United States.
  • 鈥淲e kept our promises. We created jobs, we purchased equipment and we gave back to our communities. I urge Congress to build on the promise of tax reform to enable manufacturers to do even more.鈥
Policy and Legal

17吃瓜在线, ACC Challenge EPA鈥檚 National Drinking Water Rule

The 17吃瓜在线 and the American Chemistry Council yesterday filed a challenging the Environmental Protection Agency鈥檚 first-ever national drinking water standard limiting the presence of six types of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS.

What鈥檚 going on: The organizations are seeking to overturn the final rule鈥攊ssued in April by the EPA鈥攊n the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals on the grounds that it exceeds the agency鈥檚 authority under the Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974 and 鈥渋s arbitrary, capricious and an abuse of discretion,鈥 in violation of the Administrative Procedure Act.

  • Under the rule, PFAS in municipal water systems are limited to near-zero levels. Systems nationwide will have three years to monitor for the chemicals and two subsequent years to install technology to reduce the compounds鈥 levels in the water.
  • The water systems will (and, in fact, have already begun to) sue manufacturers to cover their costs. Meanwhile, plaintiffs鈥 attorneys are using the standard in product liability and greenwashing suits against manufacturers.
  • PFAS are a diverse group of chemicals that have been used widely for decades due to their unique ability to douse fires and resist grease, stains and corrosion. Today they鈥檙e a key component in a wide range of critical products, from semiconductors, to the components of the electrical grid, to renewable-energy production equipment.

Why it鈥檚 problematic: The final regulation of PFAS 鈥渋s wholly infeasible and threatens these vital substances鈥 continued application in manufacturing processes,鈥 said 17吃瓜在线 Chief Legal Officer Linda Kelly, adding that the agency鈥檚 rulemaking is based 鈥渙n a deeply flawed cost-benefit analysis鈥 and fails to follow Safe Drinking Water Act procedure and other statutory requirements.

  • 鈥淚n many instances, there is no viable alternative for these chemicals, and companies may be forced to change plans dramatically鈥 to follow the new rule, 17吃瓜在线 Managing Vice President of Policy Chris Netram in April.
  • 鈥淚n everyday life, including emergency situations like a fire or operating room circumstance, there鈥檚 a real reliance on these products鈥攊t鈥檚 not just about job losses and costs but fundamental decisions that have widespread ramifications,鈥 Netram added recently.

What should be done: The rule should be vacated as soon as possible, the 17吃瓜在线 and the ACC told the court.

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Manufacturers Challenge Infeasible, Costly Water Standard

The 17吃瓜在线 Legal Center and ACC File Suit to Block the Rule

Washington, D.C. 鈥 Today, the 17吃瓜在线, joined by the American Chemistry Council, in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals challenging the Environmental Protection Agency鈥檚 final rule setting individual standards for six per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, also known as PFAS, in municipal water systems.

鈥淢anufacturers support commonsense regulations on PFAS that recognize the criticality of these substances across several industrial sectors鈥攆or many of these critical applications, there are no viable alternatives,鈥 said 17吃瓜在线 Chief Legal Officer Linda Kelly. 鈥淲hat the EPA did, however, was to bulldoze ahead with standards that set an acceptable level for PFAS at near zero鈥攚hich is wholly infeasible and threatens these vital substances鈥 continued application in manufacturing processes. In doing so, the EPA relied on a deeply flawed cost-benefit analysis and failed to follow the clear-cut statutory procedures required by the Safe Drinking Water Act, among other substantive and procedural deficiencies. The 17吃瓜在线 Legal Center is filing suit to overturn this unachievable standard and protect manufacturing operations and jobs across the country.鈥

PFAS are a diverse group of chemicals essential to modern life, including in the transformers used to power electric grids; in the semiconductors and solar components needed for clean energy transition; and in the aircraft, munitions, fire suppression systems and communication devices required for national security.

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The 17吃瓜在线 is the largest manufacturing association in the United States, representing small and large manufacturers in every industrial sector and in all 50 states. Manufacturing employs nearly 13 million men and women, contributes $2.89 trillion to the U.S. economy annually and accounts for 53% of private-sector research and development. The 17吃瓜在线 is the powerful voice of the manufacturing community and the leading advocate for a policy agenda that helps manufacturers compete in the global economy and create jobs across the United States. For more information about the 17吃瓜在线 or to follow us on Twitter and Facebook, please visit聽

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17吃瓜在线, Partners File Opening Brief in Suit Against EPA

By 17吃瓜在线 News Room

On Thursday, the 17吃瓜在线, joined by other business groups, filed the in their pending lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency.

What鈥檚 going on: In March, the groups the D.C. Circuit to review the EPA鈥檚 reconsideration of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for fine particulate matter (or PM2.5), which lowers the allowable level to 9 micrograms per cubic meter of air from 12, a 25% reduction. The agency handed down the final, tightened rule in February.

  • In their brief, the coalition argues that the EPA lacks the authority under the Clean Air Act鈥攖he law that authorizes it to establish the NAAQS鈥攖o 鈥渞econsider鈥 a decision made in 2020 to not lower the PM2.5 standard; that the agency failed to take into account the cost and feasibility of a tightened standard; and that it failed to give a 鈥渞easoned explanation for key aspects of its decision.鈥
  • The groups participating in the suit with the 17吃瓜在线 are the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the American Chemistry Council, the American Petroleum Institute, the American Forest & Paper Association, the American Wood Council, the National Mining Association and the Portland Cement Association.

Why it鈥檚 important: The tighter NAAQS rule could result in many parts of the U.S. being designated as in nonattainment, which would trigger significant new costs for manufacturers and others attempting to obtain air permits in those locations.

  • Many of these areas 鈥渁re indisputably handicapped in their ability to reduce emissions to meet the new NAAQS鈥 due to factors beyond municipalities鈥 and manufacturers鈥 control (i.e., wildfires, which affect most of the contiguous U.S. at some point each year).
  • The new rule could also prevent manufacturers from building or modifying facilities in certain areas, undermining the Biden administration鈥檚 own 鈥淚nvesting in America鈥 agenda, as it would stifle investment in manufacturing and kill鈥攏ot create鈥攚ell-paying manufacturing jobs.

What should be done: The rule should be vacated as soon as possible, the groups told the court.

Policy and Legal

Texas Sues to Block DOL Overtime Rule

Texas has filed suit in an effort to vacate a Biden administration regulation that would make millions more workers eligible for overtime pay (, subscription).

What鈥檚 going on: 鈥淩epublican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in a complaint filed in Sherman, Texas, federal court on Monday said the rule violates federal wage law by basing eligibility for overtime on how much workers are paid rather than the duties they perform.鈥

  • The expanded rule, released by the Department of Labor in late April, violates states鈥 constitutional right to structure the pay of state employees and thus how to allocate their budgets, Texas said.
  • Attorneys for the Lone Star State added that the regulation鈥攚hich the department has said would make about 4 million additional workers eligible for overtime pay鈥攚ill force states to 鈥渆liminate or alter employment relationships and cut or reduce services and programs.鈥
  • Also on Monday in Texas, software company Flint Avenue filed a suit saying 鈥渢he rule is arbitrary and capricious, and that the DOL lacked the authority to issue the change鈥 (, subscription).

What it would do: The expanded rule drastically bumps up the salary threshold for determining a worker鈥檚 overtime pay eligibility.

  • Under it, starting in 2025, most employees making less than $58,656 will be owed time-and-a-half wages when they work more than 40 hours in a single workweek (, subscription).
  • The current threshold is about $35,500.

Why it鈥檚 important: The new overtime rule 鈥減laces new constraints on employers, reduces flexibility for the workers who will be reclassified and may force companies to make painful choices that limit both job creation and growth opportunities available to employees,鈥 17吃瓜在线 Managing Vice President of Policy Chris Netram in April.

  • 鈥淭his 鈥 regulatory hurdle will complicate manufacturers鈥 efforts to fill the of jobs our industry is projected to create within a decade.鈥
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Manufacturers Look to Sheinbaum to Bolster U.S.鈥揗exico Trade Ties

Washington, D.C. 鈥 Following projections that Mexico has elected Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo as its next president, 17吃瓜在线 President and CEO Jay Timmons released the following statement:

鈥淭oday is a historic day for Mexico, and manufacturers across the U.S. are hopeful that President-elect Sheinbaum will continue to work to strengthen our countries鈥 mutually beneficial trading relationship. Mexico is the U.S.鈥檚 second-largest national trading partner, and we look to President-elect Sheinbaum to uphold the rules set forward in the United States鈥揗exico鈥揅anada Agreement. The USMCA has proven itself as a force for growth, broadening manufacturers鈥 access to North American markets, leveling the playing field and modernizing rules to promote fair competition, particularly in the 21st-century digital economy.

鈥淲e look forward to working with the Sheinbaum administration to ensure continuity under the USMCA and address our shared challenges at the border.鈥

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The 17吃瓜在线 is the largest manufacturing association in the United States, representing small and large manufacturers in every industrial sector and in all 50 states. Manufacturing employs nearly 13 million men and women, contributes $2.89 trillion to the U.S. economy annually and accounts for 53% of private-sector research and development. The 17吃瓜在线 is the powerful voice of the manufacturing community and the leading advocate for a policy agenda that helps manufacturers compete in the global economy and create jobs across the United States. For more information about the 17吃瓜在线 or to follow us on Twitter and Facebook, please visit聽

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PA Manufacturer: Preserve 鈥淜eystone鈥 Tax Provisions

By 17吃瓜在线 News Room

The U.S. tax code is a keystone of our nation鈥檚 economic competitiveness, Erie Molded Packaging President Tom Tredway the House Ways and Means Tax Subcommittee at a field hearing on Monday. But pro-growth tax provisions have begun expiring, with more tax increases on the way next year鈥攕o that keystone has started to crack, 鈥渨eakening the entire structure鈥 of the country.

What鈥檚 going on: Tredway gave testimony at a hearing in his hometown of Erie, Pennsylvania, the namesake of his 42-year-old, family-owned custom injection molded parts and packaging solutions company.

  • Tredway told Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (R-MO), Tax Subcommittee Chairman Mike Kelly (R-PA) and others of the negative effects his business has seen since the expiration of three provisions from the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: immediate expensing for domestic research and development, enhanced interest deductibility and full expensing.
  • And Tredway put the committee on alert: additional TCJA expirations are scheduled for the end of 2025, and small manufacturers 鈥渨ill be disproportionately harmed鈥 by congressional inaction to preserve these vital policies.

A winning formula: The expired provisions鈥攁s well as other, soon-to-expire measures鈥攚ere like for manufacturers and the rest of the economy.

  • 鈥淚n the years following TCJA, Erie Molded was able to invest nearly $7 million in new capital equipment purchases thanks to full expensing,鈥 Tredway said. 鈥淎long with this much-needed equipment, we were able to create new positions across our team, and we were able to deliver higher quality products faster to our customers.鈥

鈥嬧赌嬧赌嬧赌嬧赌嬧赌嬧赌But now鈥 Tredway鈥檚 company has had to delay important equipment purchases, and last year, its taxable income 鈥渨as almost six figures higher鈥 than Tredway had anticipated.

  • What鈥檚 more, when the 20% pass-through deduction鈥攃urrently taken by companies in which profits pass through to the owner and are thus taxed at the individual rate鈥攅xpires at the end of 2025, Erie Molded Packaging will see another tax hike it can ill afford, 鈥渟everely hampering [the company鈥檚] growth trajectory.鈥

鈥嬧赌嬧赌嬧赌嬧赌嬧赌嬧赌What should be done: Congress must pass the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act as soon as possible鈥攁nd act to prevent tax hikes in 2025, Tredway told those at the hearing.

  • 鈥淚 urge every member of this committee to preserve these and the other pro-growth provisions, which allow manufacturers to function as the backbone of our economy and compete on a global scale.鈥
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17吃瓜在线 Files Suit to Block OSHA 鈥淲alkaround鈥 Rule

By 17吃瓜在线 News Room

The 17吃瓜在线 and allied groups are challenging the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration鈥檚 recently finalized 鈥渨alkaround鈥 rule.

What鈥檚 going on: On Tuesday, the 17吃瓜在线, joined by like-minded business organizations, a lawsuit in the Western District of Texas to block OSHA鈥檚 final rule revising the Worker Walkaround Representative Designation Process. That rule was finalized in April and is set to go into effect May 31.

  • The new rule would allow nonemployees鈥攊ncluding union representatives, plaintiffs鈥 attorneys, community organizers and even competitors鈥攖o accompany OSHA inspectors on workplace safety inspections.

Why it鈥檚 a problem: Not only does the final rule fail to advance the agency鈥檚 mission of ensuring workplace safety, but it is beyond the scope of OSHA鈥檚 authority. What鈥檚 more, it violates businesses鈥 rights, the 17吃瓜在线 said.

  • The new regulation 鈥渋nfringes on manufacturers鈥 right to exclude others from their property, threatens new liabilities and risks compromising manufacturers鈥 intellectual property. The 17吃瓜在线 Legal Center is filing suit to prevent this harm,鈥 17吃瓜在线 Chief Legal Officer Linda Kelly said.
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