OUR SITES
Your advocacy team in Washington, D.C. – Paul Nathanson and Caitlin Sickles from the Policy Resolution Group at Bracewell and Omar Nashashibi from Inside Beltway – break down the latest news from inside the beltway. Ask questions of your One Voice team by emailing [email protected].
One Voice is the combined D.C. advocacy effort of the Precision Metalforming Association and the National Tooling and Machining Association.
If you don’t see your question listed, feel free to reach out—we’re happy to help!
PMA’s monthly webinars always cover the latest information on trade and tariffs. You can register for these free webinars and view archived programs here. In addition, PMA members are welcome to join brief Monday morning calls with our D.C. team, during which tariffs are a frequent topic. Also, the Coalition of American Metal Manufacturers and Users (CAMMU) distributes email updates on tariffs. If interested in signing up for the Monday calls and/or the CAMMU emails, contact Christie Carmigiano.
There are many ways, including becoming a media volunteer, hosting a plant tour for your elected officials and contacting members of Congress through Action Alerts. In addition, donations to the PMA Advocacy Fund support our day-to-day lobbying and communications efforts in D.C. on behalf of the industry.
Contact Christie Carmigiano with your question(s) and we will connect you with an appropriate member of our advocacy team to assist.
Founder, Inside Beltway
Omar S. Nashashibi is the founder of Inside Beltway, a nonpartisan lobbying and strategic consulting firm in Washington, D.C. Having worked in the nation’s capital for more than 25 years, Omar provides strategic consulting services to companies while also lobbying the White House and Congress on behalf of manufacturing associations, defense firms, nonprofits and other sectors. He works with policymakers on trade, taxes, environmental and workplace regulations, supply chains, job training and identifying grants and funding to support projects.
Having started his career in Washington, D.C. in 1995, Omar worked for the Office of Management and Budget, a branch of the White House, a large multi-state law firm, and founded a previous lobbying firm in 2005. He graduated from The George Washington University in Washington, D.C., where he studied Political Science and International Affairs.
Partner, Policy Resolution Group at Bracewell, LLP
Paul Nathanson is a founding partner of the Policy Resolution Group at Bracewell, PMA’s strategic communications firm.
Paul has three decades of experience in strategic communications, with a focus on reputation management, litigation communications support, message development and implementation, public affairs policy analysis, media relations and strategic counseling services for a range of U.S. and international clients. His expertise helps clients formulate their arguments in persuasive ways and ensures that their views are heard and understood by target audiences, including Members of Congress, policymakers, the news media and the public.
Partner, Policy Resolution Group at Bracewell, LLP
Caitlin Sickles is a partner in the Policy Resolution Group at Bracewell LLP. She works with major corporations, industry associations and nonprofit organizations in advancing their advocacy priorities and achieving their business objectives by enhancing the ways in which they communicate with their target audiences. Her focus includes branding and positioning, message development and delivery, media relations, speechwriting, spokesperson training, and reputation management and crisis communications.
