Laurie Knight, the National Beer Wholesalers Association’s EVP-Government Affairs, told NBWA’s Legislative Conference she thinks there will be an increase in the corporate tax rate. “Where it goes, don’t know,” she said, adding she believes Democrats will take a page from the Republicans’ 2017 playbook, when they passed the tax bill on reconciliation without a single Democratic vote.
Knight had some advice for NBWA members on the Zoom meeting they will have with 70 new members of Congress. First, “distinguish who they are in the alcohol universe and distribution universe — you’re wholesalers, the trucks on the road, distributing all products.” Second, don’t be disappointed if you don’t meet–or meet only briefly with your congressperson or Senator. “Understand that a staffer is key, because members are so very busy. Junior staffers move up in the ranks pretty quickly. Today’s junior staffer is often tomorrow’s chief of staff.”