The BDA’s most recent episode of Bonding Time features a discussion with Toby Rittner of the CDFA. The podcast was led by Brett Bolton of the BDA and covers: The current situation on the Hill and an update on timing for tax cut extensions and the search for payfors; A discussion on PABs including the…
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BDA Fly-In Featured in BondBuyer and Bloomberg News
Advancing and Protecting Municipals Last week, the BDA hosted its first fly-in of 2025, where we met with key Congressional staff and Members of Congress involved in developing the pending tax legislation in both the House and Senate. The meetings were productive and we found that staff was well informed and receptive to key BDA…
BDA Muni Advocacy Featured in BondBuyer
The BondBuyer has featured the BDA’s muni advocacy operation, the Municipal Bonds for America Coalition in a recent article discussing what is at stake during Capitol Hill tax debates. The article highlights the industry leadership by the BDA, and the work by the Government Finance Officers Association in coalescing issuer support for the tax exemption.…
DC Update: 119th Congress Begins with Critical Tax Negotiations in Focus
* Fly-In Scheduled for February 6th * Today, the 119th Congress will be gaveled in to session, setting the stage for critical negotiations for the expiring 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Historically small margins in the House, currently 2 votes, will prove challenging for Republican leadership, while on the Senate side new Majority Leader Thune has a…
Congressional Outlook 2025
Tax Reform and Potential Impacts to Municipal Bonds “Everything is on the Table” Following a Republican sweep on election night, attention in DC has turned to the Trump Administrations first 100 days agenda and what Congressional Leaders may be preparing to tackle first. Issues such as immigration and tax pop to the forefront as it…
Congressional Outlook 2025
Leadership Comes into Focus in Key Tax and Financial Services Committees While Congressional results are still trickling in, it seems at this juncture Republicans will hold both Chambers of Congress and the White House. The only outstanding question is by how large (or small) of a margin. The House majority will likely remain in the…
BDA Q&A with Ways and Means Member Congressman David Kustoff
As part of a series of BDA discussions with key Members of Congress focused on issues of importance to the U.S. bond markets, the BDA hosted Congressman David Kustoff of Tennessee to discuss tax policy. Mr. Kustoff sits on the powerful House Ways and Means Committee and drives support for fixed-income in the tax-writing Committee…
Event Recap: Market Structure Fly-In Washington, DC
This week, the BDA hosted a market structure fly-in discussing key fixed-income topics with regulators and Hill staff. The fly-in is part of a quarterly series of policy focused events in Washington DC, bringing together groups of BDA membership with regulators and Capitol Hill decision makers. BDA Firms represented include: US Bank HilltopSecurities RBC Capital…
The Municipal Bonds for America Coalition
Promoting and Defending the Municipal Bond Market Mission Municipal Bonds for America is THE coalition, led by the Bond Dealers of America, of municipal market leadership working together and in concert with issuer and state and local groups to promote, defend, and advance the municipal bond market in the context of Federal legislation and policy in Washington, DC. Comprised…
BDA Monitoring Legislation Mandating Specific Technologies for Issuer Financial Reporting
The BDA, working in concert with our partners in the Public Finance Network led by the GFOA, have been monitoring the progress of the Financial Data Transparency Act of 2022. A similar bill recently passed the House of Representatives as part of the National Defense Authorization Act. The legislation can be viewed here. Background The Senate bill sponsored…