Talking with One Voice NTMA & PMA

It’s Tax Day on this episode of the Talking with One Voice podcast. Show co-hosts Omar Nashashibi, John Guzik, Paul Nathanson, and Caitlin Sickles talk about the challenges that the much-awaited tax bill is facing in the Senate, with opposition from Senate Republicans and a limited number of in-session days for Congress. Then, the team tackles a couple of important pending regulations including the worker walk-around rule and overtime rule from OSHA. Tune in also for a brief discussion of the 2024 election and the growing number of states where abortion – a high mobilization issue – will be on the ballot.

This week, Omar and Paul discuss why Republicans are in no hurry to take up the House-passed tax bill, Speaker Johnson cuts a deal on government funding resulting in threats to his leadership and House GOP resignations. Plus Ukraine funding and emergency funding for the Francis Scott Key bridge.

Show co-hosts Omar Nashashibi and John Guzik of The Franklin Partnership and Paul Nathanson and Caitlin Sickles of Bracewell gather in the studio the morning after Biden and Trump each secured enough delegates to clinch their parties’ nomination. The group talks about President Biden’s final State of the Union before the election and other Hill happenings including government spending and the tax bill (with its important provisions for manufacturers). The team also talks trade tension with Mexico and the impact on the steel industry.

In this episode, co-hosts Omar Nashashibi, Caitlin Sickles, and Paul Nathanson stare down another potential government shutdown with budget brinkmanship on Capitol Hill threatening efforts at a deal to fund critical government agencies and initiatives. But, while those battles wage on, the group talks about some areas of consensus that matter for manufacturers including workforce-related legislation and potential trade packages. The conversation turns to politics last, covering what Nikki Haley's refusal to walk away might mean while a Biden-Trump rematch feels ever more inevitable.

In this episode, co-hosts Omar Nashashibi, John Guzik, Paul Nathanson, and Caitlin Sickles discuss the state of play on Capitol Hill, including how disorganization and gridlock are holding up appropriations bills and foreign policy packages like Ukraine aid. The group also considers how former President Trump is driving policy decisions among Republicans in Washington - and the opinions of voters around the country. Listen for insight on the prospects in the Senate for the tax bill that has already passed the House with important provisions for manufacturers - and hear how manufacturers can make their voices heard.

In this special episode, Talking with One Voice combines efforts with Bracewell's The Lobby Shop podcast to produce a one-of-a-kind episode analyzing the prospects for the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024 that contains the reinstatement of R&D expensing, 179 expensing and other important provisions for manufacturers long lobbied for by PMA and NTMA’s advocacy team in DC.  The episode features One Voice’s Omar Nashashibi and The Lobby Shop's Liam Donovan, two of the best political tax policy analysts in the business. They go back and forth, taking a deep dive into what to watch with bicameral tax framework. You’ll also hear some familiar voices as Paul Nathanson and Caitlin Sickles are co-hosts on both shows.