INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS for INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS
What was lobbied
3 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD
The IBEW continued to urge Congress to consider comprehensive recommendations for new and improved NAFTA negotiations including: improvement to the labor chapter; investing in its own infrastructure, which will serve as a job creation program; obligate governments to more widely share the benefits of any economic growth created by trade; require additional tax transparency for global corporations, which will help combat the money laundering, profit shifting, and tax avoidance strategies that the current trade model facilitates.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JOHN M WALSH | — |
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
The IBEW lobbied in support of HR 173/S58 Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act, legislation that would repeal the ACA excise tax. The IBEW urged Congress to support 45Q tax incentives and other to help facilitate the commercial deployment of Carbon Capture and sequestration along with carbon utilization and storage.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| DAN GARDNER | — |
Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE
The IBEW supports the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) a pipeline to provide crude oil transportation services from points of origin in the Bakken/Three Forks in North Dakota to Patoka, Ill.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| DAN GARDNER | — |
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