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Washington Policy Update
The National Pork Board's June 2014 Policy Update covered budget agreements, election outlook, and ongoing agricultural operations, highlighting a bipartisan budget arrangement after decades. It detailed the fiscal years' spending and deficits, as well as the importance of engaging traditionally non-agricultural members in Congress on key issues like immigration and obesity. Lastly, it addressed unfinished business from the 113th Congress, including contentious regulations such as GIPSA and MCOOL, alongside challenges for comprehensive tax reform.
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Washington Policy Update
- 1. National Pork Board PorkManagement Conference Washington Policy Update June 2014 Chris Wall NPPC Assistant Vice President, Public Policy
- 2. 2 Presentation Summary Budget Elections Operation 218 PEDv Unfinished Business • RFS • MCOOL • Tax Reform • Min Wage/ Unemployment Insurance Regulations to Watch • Immigration Reform • GIPSA • USDOT Hours of Service
- 3. 3 Mid-December: 2013Budget Agreement: – FY 2014 and FY 2015: Cancelled Automatic Discretionary Spending Cuts – Set Spending Caps for FY2014 & FY2015 First Bipartisan Budget Agreement Reached by a Divided Congress in 27Years FY2015 Appropriations Should Be More Regular Order – No Government Shutdown Expected Budget
- 4. 4 Social Security$813 billion Defense $651 billion Medicare $504 billion Medicaid $267 billion Interest on the Debt $223 billion Subtotal (71% of Budget) $2.45 trillion FY 2013 Revenues $2.7 trillion FY 2013 Outlays $3.45 trillion $680 billionDeficit The FY2013 Federal Budget
- 5. 5 113th & 114th willLook Same; R Majority House Stable; Senate in Play: Battle For Congress In Senate D’s Must Defend 14 of 16 Competitive Seats; Need 6 To Win Majority WV, SD,AL Almost Givens Arkansas Gone from R Pickup to D Hold KY Potential D Pickups…Not So Much in GA Watch NC 2014 Elections Outlook
- 6. 6 March SpecialElection Tampa Bay Area: Jolly (R) 48.4% vs. Sink (D) 46.6% Half TheVoters Than in 2012 R’s Say Repeat of 2010 When D’s Lost House Then There Was Cantor House Leadership Better? Speaker Race Just Got Interesting in 2015 2014 Elections Outlook
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- 8. 8 Operation 218 • 73Ag Votes in House On a Good Day – 77% Of Those Votes Represented By R’s – R’s Represent Less Than Half Of Urban Votes Total – Majority Of Pork Issues Going Through Committees Outside of Agriculture Committee • Have To Engage Urban/Suburban Members – Most Of These Are Democrats With No Production – Most Have Historically Opposed NPPC On 1 or More Issues
- 9. 9 Operation 218 • Expandingto Non-Traditional Members – Congressional Black Caucus – Congressional Hispanic Caucus – Women in Congress • Identified Champions In Each To Be a Force Multiplier For Pork • Entering Into Non-Traditional Issues – Obesity – Immigration – Charitable Giving
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- 11. 11 USDA PEDv Program •So Far So Good • $26.2 Million For: – $7.8 Million for Research, Testing, and Lab Work – $11.1 For Biosecurity Measures – $500,000 For Herd Management Plans • Concerns – Protecting Producer’s Privacy – Penalties for Mandatory Reporting Violations
- 12. 12 GIPSA MCOOL RFS Reform Tax Reform Immigration Reform Unemployment/Minimum Wage USDOT: Hours of Service: Completed! Farm Bill Implementation: PEDv Livestock Disaster Catastrophic Study 113th Congress: Unfinished Business
- 13. Post Farm Bill:MCOOL & GIPSA MCOOL – June WTO Decision – To Appeal or Not – Expanded Coalition Base – Potential Action End of Year GIPSA – 2015 Approps Language in Place – Fewer Congressional Players – Hopefully, Competition Fatigue
- 14. 14 Challenges for ComprehensiveReform in 2014: – Sen. Baucus (Senate Finance Chairman) Now Ambassador to China – Sen.Wyden New Chair; New Priorities – Rep. Camp (House Ways & Means Chairman)Term Limited as Chair – Last Two Major Reform Efforts (1963 & 1986) Occurred with Strong Presidential Leadership – Release Draft Last Week Outcome: —Not Likely Until 114th Congress —Camp Proposal To Lower Corporate & Individual Rates – MustTake Away Popular Credits, Deductions NPPC Pushed to Exempt Pork/Farming Cash Accounting Required Other Issues: 179 Deductions; Conservation Easements Tax Reform
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