Manufacturing in Indiana - A View from Washington, D.C.
Policies coming from Washington, D.C. have a direct impact on every manufacturing company in the state of Indiana. This program will feature discussions with U.S. Congressman Jim Banks (R-IN-03), who is running for U.S. Senate, and PMA’s lobbyist in the nation’s capital, Omar S. Nashashibi.
Congressman Banks, the Republican candidate for U.S. Senate from Indiana, will speak about the role that manufacturers play in the Indiana economy and the industry’s importance to the nation. Congressman Banks has a first-row seat to policymaking in Washington, D.C., and were he to serve as the next Senator from Indiana, he will bring a wealth of background to the U.S. Senate.
Omar will provide an insider’s view on efforts in the U.S. Congress to address the tax on R&D activities and preparation for major tax increases after 2025, the latest steps being taken on steel and aluminum tariffs, and which regulations such as an OSHA indoor heat rule and updates to the apprenticeship program could change how Indiana manufacturers run their shops. Omar also will provide a quick preview of how election outcomes in the state and around the country this November could impact policies critical to manufacturing in America, including on tax and trade.
MEET THE SPEAKERS
Congressman Jim Banks (R-IN-03)
Candidate for U.S. Senate
Congressman Jim Banks is a native Hoosier, born and raised in Columbia City. He earned an undergraduate degree from Indiana University and a Master of Business Administration from Grace College. He was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2016 to represent Indiana’s 3rd Congressional District. Congressman Banks currently serves on the House Armed Services Committee, the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and the newly formed House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party.
Prior to being elected to Congress, he served in the Indiana State Senate from 2010 to 2016, chairing the Senate Veteran Affairs and the Military Committee. In 2014 and 2015, Congressman Banks took a leave of absence from the Indiana State Senate to deploy to Afghanistan during Operations Enduring Freedom and Freedom’s Sentinel.
The congressman is running to represent the state of Indiana in the U.S. Senate in the November 2024 election. His full bio is available here.
Omar Nashashibi
Founder, Inside Beltway
Omar S. Nashashibi is the founder of Inside Beltway, a nonpartisan lobbying and strategic consulting firm in Washington, D.C. Having worked in the nation’s capital for more than 25 years, Omar provides strategic consulting services to companies while also lobbying the White House and Congress on behalf of manufacturing associations, defense firms, nonprofits and other sectors. He works with policymakers on trade, taxes, environmental and workplace regulations, supply chains, job training and identifying grants and funding to support projects.
Having started his career in Washington, D.C. in 1995, Omar worked for the Office of Management and Budget, a branch of the White House, a large multi-state law firm, and founded a previous lobbying firm in 2005. He graduated from the George Washington University in Washington, D.C., where he studied Political Science and International Affairs.
DATE
- Friday, October 4
LOCATION
- Crowne Plaza Hotel-Airport
2501 S High School Rd.
Indianapolis, IN 46241
AGENDA
- 11:30 a.m. - Registration
- 12:00 p.m. – Congressman Jim Banks (R-IN-03)
- 12:20 p.m. – Lunch
- 12:30 p.m. – Omar Nashashibi
- 1:15 p.m. – Adjourn
REGISTRATION INFORMATION - Registration is now closed. Please contact Erin Peterman if you would like to attend.
- PMA/INTMA Member: $40
- Nonmember: $60 (Join PMA and Save)
Registration includes presentations, refreshments, and buffet lunch of wraps, soups and salad.
For more information, contact Jean Rivers.
