AAFA Chairman in Washington: New AAFA Chairman Paula Zusi, Global Operations Advisor - Retail Supply Chain at Advent International Corporation, visited D.C. on March 29 to discuss her platform over the next year and engage with legislators on the key issue of the day for AAFA members - the Border Adjustment Tax (BAT). We’re thrilled to have Paula at the helm for 2017-2018!

AAFA Chairman Paula Zusi with Speaker Paul Ryan
(R-WI) and Manny Chirico of PVH Corp.

AAFA Chairman Paula Zusi with Senator
Tom Carper (D-DE)

AAFA in the news on the BAT: President and CEO Rick Helfenbein on Cheddar live last week, discussing the potential impacts of the Border Adjustment Tax (BAT) on the apparel and footwear industry. The full interview can be found here.

Voicing concerns about Federal Prison Industries: In response to a request for comments by the U.S. Department of Commerce about ways to promote domestic manufacturing, AAFA outlined concerns with Federal Prison Industries (FPI) and the predatory way in which the federal prison factory complex hurts U.S. companies, including small businesses. Read the letter here.

In the last week AAFA also submitted comments opposing a new gender pricing bill in California, joined 97 other organizations in sending a letter opposing a new California container fee proposal, and filed rebuttal comments with the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) in response to unreasonable demurrage and detention fees.

See all of AAFA’s latest letters, comments, and testimony here.

Congress and government agencies solicit comments on a range of issues that may affect your business – find a list of comment opportunities here.

Just three weeks until the AAFA American Image Awards! We're counting down the days until the American Image Awards, during which we will honor visionaries from Theory, Marc Fisher Footwear, Coach, and Nick Graham, along with Ed Nardoza of Women's Wear Daily. Check out AAFA President and CEO Rick Helfenbein's thoughts in Fashion Mannuscript.

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