The New Political Order

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The New Political OrderThe Roofing Industry

• Craig S. Brightup
• VP, Government Relations
• NRCA Washington Office

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The Election Results

• Barack Obama POTUS effective 1/20/09.
• 20 25 more House Ds 256 - 261
• 20 25 fewer House Rs 179 - 174
• 5 7 more Senate Ds 56 - 58
• 5 7 fewer Senate Rs 44 - 42
• Will Senate Rs be able to filibuster bad
  bills???

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How did ROOFPAC do?

• Set a record this cycle spending 515,500.
• Of the 111 candidates ROOFPAC gave to
• 78 won, 30 lost and three are undecided.
• But all three should break our way.
• Giving ROOFPAC a 73 win rate!
• Focused on keeping Senate firewall.

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What can be stopped?

• Employee Free Choice Act (card-check bill)
• Paycheck Fairness Act
• Mandatory Family/Medical Leave Act paid leave
• Striker replacement legislation
• New ergonomics standard
• Higher Taxes
• can be passed via reconciliation

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Anything Positive Coming?

• Immigration Reform no, but plug pulled on
• No Match regs
• ICE raids on companies
• Health insurance reform
• Stimulus to build infrastructure
• 150b to DOE for greenhouse gas RD
• But beware of Climate-Change legislation

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What to Watch

• Rahm Emanuel as White House CoS.
• Who will run DOL and OSHA?
• The fate of Sen. Joe Lieberman.
• Will there be a 1 trillion deficit this year?