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New Glarus Brewing Co. co-founder Deb Carey was among the 15 small business owners to meet with President Obama and top-level administration advisers and staff to discuss fiscal cliff issues and how to address them.Read More
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New Glarus Brewing Co. co-founder Deb Carey was among the 15 small business owners to meet with President Obama and top-level administration advisers and staff to discuss fiscal cliff issues and how to address them.Read More
Against the Grain Brewery hosted a meeting with Senator Mitch McConnell and local brewery owners to discuss the Kentucky brewing industry and excise tax reduction for small breweries. Read More
On August 17, 2012 US Congresswoman Jo Ann Emerson (MO-8) toured Bucyrus microbrewery, Piney River Brewing company. Read More
U.S. Congressman Rob Andrews (NJ-1) recently visited the new Flying Fish Brewing Co. facility in Somerdale, N.J.Read More
Senator Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut recently visited Thomas Hooker Brewing Company. As a co-sponsor of S. 534 he supports excise tax recalibration for small brewers.Read More
As part of its mission to promote and protect the craft brewing industry, the BA continues to work with member breweries to advance small brewer excise tax legislation and build relationships with their elected officials. As part of its mission to promotRead More
On June 7, sixty-eight individuals including Brewers Association staff, BA member small brewers, and state guild leaders climbed Capitol Hill to meet with members of Congress.Read More
Small brewers and Brewers Association staff recently joined wholesalers in Washington D.C. to discuss issues important to the first and second tiers. Read More
The Brewers Association announces its support for the retention of funding as a separate line item for the IR-4 Minor Crop Project.Read More
Small brewers spend time in the nation's capital. Read More
Pete Johnson serves as the State & Regulatory Affairs Manager for the Brewers Association (BA). He joined the BA at its inception in 2005, having previously worked as Programs Director for the Brewers Association of America. Before coming to the small brewing industry in 2001, Pete worked for 14 years with both state and federal elected officials in Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C.
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