2. Two Showdowns Before Tax Reform October 1 st : Showdown #1: New fiscal year, Congress must pass Continuing Resolution to fund government October 15 th : Showdown #2: Debt Ceiling Deadline Late October: Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp expected to release House tax reform bill

3. Showdown #1: FY14 Appropriations Congress has not enacted any of the FY 14 appropriations House & Senate disagreement over topline numbers, GOP inter-party disagreement over Obamacare Outlook: Congress to pass a two-month Continuing Resolution (CR) Final Omnibus Appropriations by the end of December

4. Showdown #2: Debt Limit Fight The federal government reaches the Debt Limit by October 15th In exchange for debt limit increase, Republicans will ask for: Repeal of Obamacare & other conservative priorities, including approval of the Keystone Pipeline Commitment to tax reform Will debt limit debate generate “grand bargain” on budget that paves way for tax reform?

5. After the dust settles: Tax Reform process next steps Camp likely to unveil his bill in the House after resolution of debt ceiling Camp’s proposal will cut individual and corporate rates to 25% Challenging math for supporters of tax incentives

6. Tax Reform Math

7. Coalition’s Summer Strategy Coalition made the case for NMTC to Ways and Means Committee members, submitted comments, appeared on Congressional panels, and met with Joint Committee on Taxation Built bipartisan support in Senate for NMTC extension bill and submitted comments to Finance Committee 1,200+ signed NMTC support letter to Congress Worked with members to generate media in key local markets and beltway publications

8. Fall Advocacy Plan: Generate letters to Chairman Camp from Governors in key states Gather support for House Sign-On Letter to Ways and Means Letter led by Rep. Stivers (R-OH) Members of the House who are *NOT* on the Ways and Means Committee can sign the letter Rep. Steve Stivers (R-OH)

9. Fall Advocacy Plan: House Target List (GOP) NameST HR 2655 Cosponsor Signed Freshmen Letter in 2012 High Activity? ** Donald YoungAKx x Jeff DenhamCA x Kevin McCarthyCA x Ander CrenshawFLx Jeff MillerFL x Dennis RossFL x Ted YohoFL x Jack KingstonGA x Tom LathamIA x Jackie WalorskiIN x Brett GuthrieKYx Hal RogersKY x Rodney AlexanderLAx x Bill CassidyLA x Steve ScaliseLA x Andy HarrisMD x Dan BenishekMI x Mike RogersMI x Steven PalazzoMS xx Alan NunneleeMS x Gregg HarperMS x Patrick McHenryNC x Lee TerryNE x Frank LoBiondoNJ x Joe HeckNV x NameST HR 2655 Cosponsor Signed Freshmen Letter in 2012 High Activity?* * Richard HannaNYxXx Chris GibsonNYXx Steve ChabotOHxxx Steve StiversOHxx Bill JohnsonOHxxx Bob GibbsOHxx Michael TurnerOHx Tom ColeOKx James LankfordOK x Jim BridenstineOK x Markwayne MullinOK x Frank LucasOK x Greg WaldenOR x Patrick MeehanPAxx Charles DentPAx x Joseph PittsPA x Trey GowdySC x Chris StewartUT x Bob GoodlatteVA x Jaime Herrera BeutlerWA x Cathy McMorris-RodgersWA x Reid RibbleWIx x Cynthia LummisWY x **More than $40 million in activity through 2011

10. Fall Advocacy Plan: Senate Outreach Build Republican support for Rockefeller/Blunt Bill S. 1133 Current cosponsors Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Cardin, Benjamin [D-MD] Collins, Susan [R-ME] Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] Senate GOP Target List: SenatorState Johnny IsaksonGA Chuck GrassleyIA Mark KirkIL Dan CoatsIN Pat RobertsKS Thad CochranMS SenatorState Richard BurrNC James InhofeOK Tim Scott SC Lindsay GrahamSC John ThuneSD Lamar AlexanderTN

11. Fall Advocacy Plan: Media Outreach Media outreach to raise the profile of the NMTC Forbes article released on September 18th “If there’s a cure-all for bringing down-and-out communities out of the dumps shouldn’t it be a permanent part of the tax code?” Op-ed in the Idaho Statesman on September 23rd What you can do raise awareness: Write an Op-Ed or Letter to the Editor for your local or state newspaper Share the message using social media @NMTCCoalition and facebook.com/nmtccoalition

12. December Conference Save the Date for the NMTC Coalition Policy Conference, December 12 th -13 th in Washington, DC

13. Additional Resources For materials, sample letters, and information, visit our Advocacy Toolkit at: http://nmtccoalition.org/advocacy