Tax Day Special
Talking with One Voice
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...
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“The Senate is the Enemy” when it comes to the tax bill
Talking with One Voice
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.
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The Rematch Clock Starts
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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.
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Another Shutdown Showdown
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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.
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All Eyes on the Senate for Much Anticipated Tax Bill
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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...
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Special Crossover Episode with The Lobby Shop Pod on the Tax Bill featuring Omar Nashashibi and Liam Donovan
Talking with One Voice
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...
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Is This the Tax Framework We’ve Been Waiting For?
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Paul Nathanson joins Omar Nashashibi and John Guzik for the show’s first episode of 2024. The group starts with the status of the bicameral, bipartisan tax framework that could benefit manufacturers in many ways from R&D expensing to bonus depreciation. Hear what the One Voice team is watching as signs of process on this meaningful tax package. Keep listening for a discussion of Speaker Johnson’s tenuous majority and its impact on must-pass government spending legislation. The group also provides an update on the Labor Department’s proposed changes to government registered...
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January Blues for Congress?
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The One Voice Team gathers to close out the year and discuss the growing list of bills Congress needs to pass and how the push of self-imposed deadlines to January impacts the ability to get things done. The team also discusses the stalled tax extender negotiations and how this impacts R&D, bonus depreciation and interest deductibility for manufacturers. The group talks about the EU blinking on steel tariff negotiations and Nippon Steel’s purchase of US Steel. Finally, the team quizzes Omar about his admission that he reads the Saturday edition of the Wall Street...
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Congressional Crunch Time
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This week, the team reviews the work Congress needs to get done before going home for the holidays, including funding the government, explain the possible two-step government shut down in January and what every manufacturer who uses the R&D tax credit needs to know as a result of continued Congressional inaction. The team discuss the never-ending steel tariff spat between the US and EU and the upcoming four year review of Section 301 tariffs on China.
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New House Speaker…Now What?
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Now that the House is back in business, the One Voice team analyzes the long to do list for Congress, including funding the government, and the prospects for passing a tax package that is important to manufacturers. The team also discusses proposed regulations by NLRB and OSHA and then pivots to talking about what the off year elections results could mean for the presidential and congressional races and 2024 elections.
info_outlineThe One Voice team discusses the potential impact on manufacturers who supply the auto industry of a UAW strike. The group then turns to Congress's return and how the House will deal with must-pass legislation and the added complication of the decision by Speaker McCarthy to allow the House to move forward with an effort to impeach Presiden Biden. Next is the latest information on the OSHA heat rule and new overtime rules - two potential rules that will directly impact just about every manufacturer, and the latest on US-EU negotiations on a new agreement on steel and aluminum.