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2 months ago | 
cruz.senate.gov | Eric Byer |Ted Cruz
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) reintroduced the Chemical Tax Repeal Act today. The bill eliminates the Superfund excise tax imposed by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act passed in 2021. That law re-imposed taxes on 42 different chemicals, critical minerals, and metallic elements used in common household items such as plastics, rubber, concrete, soap, lightbulbs, and electronics.
Upon reintroduction, Sen.
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2 months ago | 
hstoday.us | Kristina Tanasichuk |Eric Byer |several Washington |Beyond” award
We at Homeland Security Today have once again reached out to our Editorial Board, columnists, and community of subject-matter experts to ask for their assessment of the threats facing the nation in 2025. As our readers know, our experts come from a unique cadre with practical experience who have devoted their careers to defending and protecting America. In this three-part series, we share their assessments of the risks and vulnerabilities that should be at the forefront of our community.
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Nov 27, 2024 | 
tvtropes.org | Eric Byer
"We are the sin eaters. It means that we take the moral excrement we find in this equation and we bury it down deep inside of us, so that the rest of our cause can stay pure. That is the job. We are morally indefensible, and absolutely necessary."— Eric ByerThe Bourne Legacy is the fourth entry in The Bourne Series, directed and co-written by Tony Gilroy and released on August 10, 2012.
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Nov 7, 2024 | 
acd-chem.com | Eric Byer
By: Eric R. Byer // Originally Published: 11/07/2024 // Last Edited: 11/07/2024 Tuesday night’s election was certainly a night to be remembered. Former President Trump, now being deemed the comeback kid, won his second term to the Oval Office in impressive fashion.
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Oct 2, 2024 | 
hstoday.us | Eric Byer
In today’s world, we are more connected than ever before. Twenty-four-hour global communication comes with greater opportunities for malicious actors to access stored sensitive information and personal data. The chemical distribution industry is no stranger to fending off cybercriminals to protect their products and facilities. This industry not only serves as a major component of the U.S. economy, but plays an important role in the day-to-day well-being of American lives.
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Oct 2, 2024 | 
hstoday.us | Eric Byer
Eric R. Byer is president and CEO of the National Association of Chemical Distributors, an association of more than 400 companies that provide products to approximately 750,000 end users in industries as diverse and essential as sanitation, construction, healthcare, electronics, pulp and paper, water treatment and many others.
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Sep 22, 2024 | 
adhesivesmag.com | Karen Parker |Eric Byer
The global supply chain has experienced unprecedented challenges in the past five years. These challenges have impacted distributors within the adhesives and sealants industry and companies depending on that supply chain. What are the main concerns currently facing the industry and how are geo-political challenges in the world affecting distribution? Faced with these supply chain challenges, how can suppliers and purchasers of raw materials and chemicals benefit from working with a distributor?
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Sep 22, 2024 | 
brnw.ch | Karen Parker |Eric Byer
The global supply chain has experienced unprecedented challenges in the past five years. These challenges have impacted distributors within the adhesives and sealants industry and companies depending on that supply chain. What are the main concerns currently facing the industry and how are geo-political challenges in the world affecting distribution? Faced with these supply chain challenges, how can suppliers and purchasers of raw materials and chemicals benefit from working with a distributor?
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Sep 11, 2024 | 
chemistryworld.com | Eric Byer |Rebecca Trager
Regulation, trade tariffs and innovation support top lists of concernsAs the US gears up to select a new president in November, representatives from the chemistry-using industries have mixed feelings about their prospects under either Donald Trump or Kamala Harris.
The prevailing sentiment among academic scientists and research advocates across the country is that another four-year term for Trump would be disastrous.
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Jul 2, 2024 | 
streetinsider.com | Eric Byer
1. TSLA2. SPY3. RIVN4. LLY5. RNAC6. WAY7. PARA8. ARDX9. AAPL10. BA Tweet Share E-mail0 sharesInaugural Swings for STEM golf tournament raises $75,000 for Future of STEM Scholars Initiative, /PRNewswire/ -- The American Chemistry Council (ACC) and the Alliance for Chemical Distribution (ACD) proudly hosted the inaugural Swings for STEM golf tournament on June 24 at Lansdowne Golf Course in Leesburg, Virginia, benefitting the Future of STEM Scholars Initiative (FOSSI).
