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Beer Institute Blasts Trump’s 10% Tariff on Aluminium Imports

Posted on March 7, 2018 by Donna Whitaker

President Trump said he would sign an order imposing a 25% tariff on steel imports and a 10% tariff on aluminium imports next week.

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BI Urges No Tariffs on Cansheet and Primary Aluminum

Posted on February 5, 2018 by Donna Whitaker

Beer Institute joined Can Manufacturers Institute. and American Beverage Association to send a letter to President

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59 Congressmen Join Beer Institute to Promote Responsible Drinking

Posted on January 3, 2018 by Donna Whitaker

Beer Institute, in partnership with the National Association of Broadcasters, announced that 59 members of Congress–from both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate–took part in their annual public service announcement campaign urging

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Bev/Al Leaders Praise Passage of Senate Tax Reform Package

Posted on December 5, 2017 by Donna Whitaker

The measure, which now goes to a House-Senate conference committee, provides a 50% reduction in federal excise tax on domestic brewers and distillers who produce less than 60,000 barrels a year.  Larger suppliers also get the reduced rate on their

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Bev/Al Lobbyists Cheer 51st Senator’s Backing of Tax Bill

Posted on October 23, 2017 by Donna Whitaker

Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) became the 51st member of the United States Senate to officially endorse the Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act (S. 236). Senator Inhofe co-sponsorship of the bill means that a majority of members from both … Continue reading →

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William Coors Honored by Beer Institute with Jeff Becker Award

Posted on July 21, 2017 by Donna Whitaker

Beer Institute awarded William “Bill” Coors, Director Emeritus and Technical Advisor at MillerCoors, with the 2017 Jeff Becker Beer Industry Service Award for his lifetime of dedication to the beer industry and America’s beer drinkers. Pete Coors, nephew of Bill … Continue reading →

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