NAM - Knierman

National Association of Manufacturers

Stances and Views

-Immigration Reform (more green cards)

- Against provision of health care by businesses (AHA)

- Reduction of regulatory standards

-Pro-reduction of regulatory expenditures

- Positive action on Labor

- Reduction across small, medium, and large businesses

- Expansion of public and private funding of maintenance and modernization

- Pro-increase of infrastructural funding

- pro-reduction of EPA

http://www.nam.org/~/media/8D31CE2039B44815A89A402572F19E2D/KV_Grassley_Amendment_156_3_21_13.pdf

Recent Legislation Positions

- H.R. 624 - CISPA - Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act

- Supported due to protection of sensitive data in customer exchanges

- Pro-reduction of corporate taxes

- Against tax increases in active budget proposal

- Allows sharing of threats with private sector

- Specifies $1 trillion in tax increases

- Amendment 156 of S. Con. Res 8

http://www.nam.org/~/media/5E08FAACBD454F9FB7DD4756C9B5E4F5/NAM_Key_Vote_Cybersecurity.pdf

The NAM Essentials

Influential Actions

- Implicit, but an award is given to best supporters

- Both Republicans and Democrats receive awards

- Provides ratings for members of Congress

-Individual state statistics on manufacturing are given

- Does NOT actively lobby for candidates

-Supplies voting records for each Congress

- Encourages individual contact of Congress

- Based entirely on voting record

- Only interacts directly with Congress

- Indirectly interacts w/ bureaucracy through Congressional advocacy

Political Ideology

- Regardless of politics, favors policy of greatest effect

- More liberal policies exist (i.e. Immigration Reform)

- This interest group is non-partisan

- Policies may slightly favor conservatives

- Congressional awards are the only sign of endorsement

- No PAC or direct funding of candidates

- Distribution of worker education materials - key

- Advocacy is the only tool utilized

- Popular control over monetary dominance

Recent News

- Support of current Immigration Reform discussions

- Applauds "Gang of Eight" bipartisan panel

- Supports:

-Increased border security

- Recognition of current residents (Amnesty)

- New programs for skill-based intake

- Increasing access for higher skilled workers

- Source: ThomasNet Industrial News Room

http://news.thomasnet.com/companystory/Manufacturers-Applaud-Senators-for-immigration-reform-plan-20006849

- 04 / 18 / 13

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The Bottom Line

Objective:

- Not as powerful as other groups

- No funding in elections, only implicit endorsements

- Not as "dramatic" as other groups (NRA, ACLU, AFL-CIO)

- CISPA was not even voted on in the Senate

- Not politically partisan

- Almost no popular media exposure

- attempts to curtail the AHA mandate have failed - politically charged issue

- Some traction with tax reduction

- Evidence via performance