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'The State of American Business is optimistic'
The benefits of free enterprise are the highlight of an optimistic State of American Business 2024 address from U.S. Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Suzanne P. Clark.
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From the start of the pandemic in March, we chronicled what was happening in the economy. Here is what we found and what we expect in 2021.
This Hill letter was sent to the Members of the Senate Committee on Finance, supporting the nomination of Janet Yellen to be Secretary of the Treasury.
This Coalition letter was sent to the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, supporting the nomination of Isabel Guzman to be Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA).
Check out the key takeaways from our Policy Power Hour: Spotlight on Washington on Jan. 14, 2021.
“The U.S. Chamber of Commerce welcomes the introduction of President-elect Biden’s American Rescue Plan. Specifically, we applaud the President-elect’s focus on vaccinations and on economic sectors and families that continue to suffer as the pandemic rages on. We must defeat COVID before we can restore our economy and that requires turbocharging our vaccination efforts. We look forward to working with the new administration and Congress on the details and in ensuring that any additional economic assistance is timely, targeted, and temporary.”
The U.S. Chamber issued the following statement on the passing of Sheldon Adelson, chairman and CEO Las Vegas Sands and prominent philanthropist: “Sheldon Adelson was an iconic business leader who exemplified the achievement of the American Dream in his life and work. From the humblest of beginnings, he built an enterprise and fortune that he readily shared with people in need and the causes he cared about.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - In the annual State of American Business speech today, U.S. Chamber of Commerce CEO Thomas J. Donohue outlined the path for a widespread economic recovery through a bold agenda of infrastructure investments, workforce reskilling, immigration reforms, and reinvigorating America’s global competitiveness. Additionally, he warned that excessive regulations and anti-competitive taxes would undermine the recovery.
In the face of significant challenges, including a global pandemic and an economic crisis, businesses have adapted to survive ... they have served their communities, and this country ... and they have put forward life-saving, world-changing solutions.
Half of Industries Profiled Doing Better, Half Doing Worse Since the Pandemic Began WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Chamber of Commerce today released a compilation of perspectives on the economic recovery.
Despite the encouraging rebound, not all industries are faring equally well. Some have fully recovered. Among that group there are some that are doing better than they were pre-pandemic. Others have not recovered and continue to struggle. Those tend to be industries whose businesses cannot operate fully, or at all, while the virus persists.
