CASE NEW HOLLAND INDUSTRIAL INC. for CASE NEW HOLLAND INDUSTRIAL INC

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Issues relating to card check elections and binding arbitration; HR 377 - Paycheck Fairness Act; E-verify

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 377 (113th)

Transportation TRA

Issues relating to funding of federal highways. Off-road farm equipment operated on public roads newly defined as "commercial vehicles."

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Government policies and positions regarding the importation of agriculture and construction equipment to Russia; Trade Promotion Authority; Trade negotiations being pursued like the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) between the United States and Asia-Pacific region; the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) between the United States and European Union.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); State, Dept of (DOS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Agriculture AGR

Ag Issues in US Free Trade Agreements that support our farmer customers; Renewable Fuels Standard; Farm Bill issues; GPS issues

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Obama Administration Budget, provisions relating to increasing taxes on US companies competing for business in international markets; Farm Bill, provisions relating to commodity price and income supports, initiatives to reduce the cost of capital, energy tax incentives, farmland preservation tax, and research and development tax credit; Senates Gang of Six initiative in support of the Simpson-Bowles Fiscal Commission report, provisions regarding tax reform and Chairman Camp's discussion draft.

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Foreign Relations FOR

Issues relating to agricultural and construction equipment used in Iraq and Afganistan.

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Obama Administration Budget, provisions relating to increasing taxes on US companies competing for business in international markets

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)