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Support Manufacturing Tax Reform

Your State Senator Needs To Hear From You TODAY

Legislators are hearing mostly from the "Usual Suspects" …Companies with Lobbyists… 

Let YOUR voice be heard! 

Ohio’s outdated tax code penalizes companies for making investments that will protect manufacturing production and jobs and keep them in Ohio.  State policy should support us, not punish us.   

Use the following links to contact your legislator and tell them to protect manufacturing jobs and stop taxing our tools.

The following link provides an easy to use tool to send an email or letter to your state legislator. 

Manufacturing Employees - Click Here To Send A Message 

General Public - Click Here To Send A Message

CAFTA – Free Trade or Foul? 

Those promoting so called “free-trade” agreements base their support for CAFTA on the model set by the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).  This is a mistake.  NAFTA resulted in a net loss of nearly 900,000 US jobs through 2002 – and over 46,000 net jobs lost in Ohio alone. (See the study by the Economic Policy Institute.)  NAFTA and CAFTA are managed trade agreements that protect certain interests at the expense of others.  In order to shift the trade debate out of the “free-trader” vs. “protectionist” box, NEOCAM has joined with hundreds of national business organizations calling for a moratorium on further trade agreements, while a better “Smart Trade” policy is developed.  For complete article click here. 

Congressman Steve LaTourette
Opposes CAFTA 

NEOCAM applauds Congressman Steve LaTourette for his position against CAFTA, and calls on Congressmen Ralph Regula to join those calling for a “time out” on further Free Trade Agreements, including CAFTA.”  LaTourette (R-19) joins other local members of Congress in opposing CAFTA, including Dennis Kucinich (D-10), Stephanie Tubbs-Jones (D-11) and Sherrod Brown (D-13). 

Congressman Sherrod Brown Sponsors Small Manufacturers Export and Trade Workshop 

Congressman Sherrod Brown is sponsoring a special Trade and Export Workshop in Akron on June 27, 2005.  The workshop will help you determine if exporting is right for your business, identify the first steps you can take to develop international markets, and explore the hidden impact of trade agreements. 

The agenda includes speakers from the US Commercial Service-Dept of Commerce, the North Coast International Trade Assistance Center, Bill Hawkins, Senior Fellow at the US Business and Industry Council and Congressman Sherrod Brown.  Click here for more information.

Mission: NEOCAM is a diverse, non-partisan coalition of NE Ohio manufacturing companies, business leaders and other organizations that informs the public and elected officials of the importance and economic impact of manufacturing to our communities. We work for policies that enhance the competitiveness of American-based manufacturing

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