As predicted, the federal government has pushed the Fiscal Year 2025 funding talks to December. The House and Senate passed a continuing resolution (CR) that funds the federal government at 2024 levels until December 20, 2024. Notably, the House adjourned early on Wednesday, September 25th to allow members to travel home ahead of Hurricane Helene. Not included in the CR was any additional emergency funding for FEMA, which poses problems for states that have been devastated by this most recent storm.
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Spotlight: 2024 NECA Convention |
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Thank you so much to everyone that stopped by the NECAPAC booth. With your generosity we were able to raise $209,275 during convention this year, nearly $70,000 more than last year! Our totals for the year now stand at $730,225 for NECAPAC and $362,735 for the Operational Fund.
Congratulations to our sweepstakes winners from each day, be on the lookout for your prizes in the mail!
We sincerely appreciate the PLCs that either renewed or joined this year during convention. Thank you again for your outstanding support!
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- John Banks, Motor Shop Electric
- Jeff Barber, VEC Inc
- Ryan Caglia, Electric Motor Shop
- Larry Clennon, Clennon Electric
- Ron Cogburn, Cogburn Bros Inc
- Larry Cogburn, Cogburn Bros Inc
- Chandler Crews, Cogburn Bros Inc
- William Darish, Industrial Electric Co
- Bob Davies, Davies Electric
- Kirk Davis, Bob Davis Electric Co Inc
- Tricia Frate, VEC Inc
- Stephen Gardner, Oberlander Electric Co.
- Kevin Gini, Collins Electrical
- Brian Gini, Collins Electrical
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- Tom Gray, Fleming Electric
- Kevin Hebert, Miller Electric Company
- Greg Long, Long Electric Inc.
- James MacDonald, Miller Electric Company
- Todd Mikec, Lighthouse Electric
- Lindsay Mills, John Mills Electric Inc
- Carson Rogers, Chewning & Wilmer
- Frank Schetter, Schetter Electric LLC
- Brian Seay, Miller Electric Company
- Mike Stahl, Chewning & Wilmer
- Collin Weiner, CalEnergy
- Jeff Weir, Kelso-Burnett
- Tim Whicker, Electric Plus
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Congratulations to all the chapters that reached their PLC goals this month.
- Atlantic Coast Chapter
- Greater Cleveland Chapter
- Gulf Coast Chapter
- South Texas Chapter
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You can view where your chapter stands in the Capitol Competition, post-Convention, here. As a reminder, this competition runs until December 31st!
Thank you to everyone that participated in voting at the NECAPAC both this year, please see the results below!
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Chairman's Challenge |
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Chairman’s Challenge: Northeastern Illinois Chapter with Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL) & Rep. Mike Carey (R-OH)
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On September 16th, John Chivilo, CFO of Sound Inc. and member of the Northeastern Illinois Chapter, attended a tax roundtable led by Congressmen LaHood and Carey with other local small business owners. John spoke on the importance of restoring R&D expensing to 100% in the same year expenses were incurred. A change in tax law that occurred in 2022 required businesses to spread deductions over a five-year timeframe.
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Chairman’s Challenge: Memphis Chapter with Rep. David Kustoff (R-TN)
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During Convention, Chris McLemore, President of Standard Electric and member of the Memphis Chapter, participated in a similar tax roundtable led by Congressman David Kustoff. Chris highlighted how crucial the 199A deduction is for contractors and S-corp structured small businesses everywhere. The 20% deduction on qualified business income is set to expire next year.
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Upcoming Government Affairs Events |
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Political Leadership Council (PLC) Retreat – November 8-10 at the JW Marriott in Marco Island, FL
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- We are excited to host you all for the 2024 Political Leadership Council Retreat in Florida the weekend following the 2024 elections. Registration closes on Friday, October 25th. Reach out to the team if you are interested in learning more about the PLC!
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