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Metals Service Center Institute Policy Agenda The Metals Service Center Institute’s government affairs agenda items focus on legislation and regulations that impact the cost and competitiveness of the North American metals supply chain—including producers and distributors of carbon steel, stainless steel and aluminum--and their manufacturing customer base. We support legislation, tax policies and regulations that lower the costs of doing business and encourage free enterprise. ü We supported extension of Bush-era tax cuts in the 111th Congress and equally support efforts to rationalize and reduce the high cost of business taxes in the United States. ü We oppose repeal of the LIFO accounting method. Repeal would create tax liabilities that could devastate metals service centers, producers and their customers. ü We support initiatives that will lower the cost of doing business, improve the competitive position of North America’s manufacturing base. We support free and fair trade, which means enactment and enforcement of trade laws that combat illegal subsidies, manipulated currencies and all other mercantilist policies. ü We support legislation that provides relief for U.S. manufacturers impacted by currency manipulation and favor adoption of better, stronger tools to combat unfair and illegal trade practices. We support labor laws and policies that encourage profitability, opportunities for personal advancement, safety, and workforce development. ü We oppose legislation and regulations intended to tilt the labor-management balance in favor of organized labor unions. We favor secret balloting in union certification elections, with adequate time for all parties to consider carefully the costs and benefits of a labor union. We support energy policies that protect our environment and create reliable domestic energy supplies while retaining a positive, favorable environment for manufacturing in North America. ü We support regulations that would lead to a cleaner environment that are multiparty and commonly adopted by the entire world community. ü We oppose cap-and-trade schemes that would punish the competitiveness of North American manufacturing while other nations continue to pollute freely. ü We oppose the EPA regulation of greenhouse gases (GHGs) under the provisions of the Clean Air Act and its unilateral regulation of U.S. industry. For a copy of MSCI's Policy Agenda, click here.
To see how your elected officials voted on MSCI's policy agenda in the 112th Congress (2011-2012) To see how individual elected officials voted on MSCI's Policy Agenda during the 111th Congress (2009-2010), click on the alphabetical lists below: To contact your elected officials on any of the above policy positions, go to our "Take Action" page. To see how your elected official voted on the issues important to MSCI, go to our "Find your Elected Official" page, search for your senator or congress person and click on "more information." For more information on MSCI’s government affairs activities, click here. If you have any additional questions or comments, please contact Jonathan Kalkwarf at 847/485-3007.
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