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4/22/2021

READOUT: Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo’s Roundtable Discussion with Securities Industry and Fina…

READOUT: Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo’s
Roundtable Discussion with Securities Industry and Financial
Markets Association Board of Directors
April 21, 2021

Today, Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo met virtually with members of the
Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) Board of Directors for a
roundtable discussion that addressed the importance of establishing strong public-private
partnerships to address the challenges facing Americans. SIFMA is a trade association for
broker-dealers, investment banks, and asset managers operating in the United States and
global capital markets. SIFMA serves as an industry coordinating body to promote fair and
orderly markets, informed regulatory compliance, and e icient market operations and
resiliency.
Deputy Secretary Adeyemo discussed the American Jobs Plan, which will create millions of
good-paying jobs, rebuild infrastructure, and position the United States for a successful
recovery and a growth trajectory. He stressed how President Biden’s Jobs Plan will invest in
the United States workforce and strengthen our job market to restore American
competitiveness abroad. The Deputy Secretary also discussed President Biden’s Made in
America Tax Plan, and how the proposal rewards work, not wealth. The Deputy Secretary
noted that the goal of the Made in America Tax Plan is to make American companies and
workers more competitive by eliminating incentives to o shore investment, substantially
reducing profit shi ing, countering tax competition on corporate rates, and providing tax
preferences for clean energy production. He also discussed how the tax plan would generate
new funding to pay for a sustained increase in investments in infrastructure, research, and
support for manufacturing, fully paying for the investments in the American Jobs Plan.
Deputy Secretary Adeyemo discussed the Treasury Department’s review of United States
economic and financial sanctions, which have become the tool of first resort to address a
range of national security, foreign policy, and economic challenges. He explained that while
this tool has resulted in notable successes, it has also created unanticipated challenges. The
Deputy Secretary stressed that moving forward, and as the United States faces a changing
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international order, the Treasury Department is assessing the costs and benefits of sanctions
use in each case with an eye towards ensuring they remain a strong, viable option for
policymakers in the years and decades to come. Finally, Deputy Secretary Adeyemo noted
that the sanctions review will seek to ensure that the Department’s implementation and
enforcement of sanctions are relevant, rigorous, and fit to purpose, while advancing United
States goals.
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