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Through the November elections and beyond, the U.S. Chamber will outline policies that will help us reach the goal of 3% annual real economic growth.
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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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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Center for Capital Markets Competitiveness (CCMC) today released a report that explores the role of the insurance industry in U.S. capital markets. The report, which was released at an event featuring Allstate Chair, CEO, and President Tom Wilson, is the first to explore the impact investment insurance firms have on the U.S. economy.
There is an urgent need for greater focus on unlocking the full economic potential of black innovators and entrepreneurs.
On February 15, the U.S. Chamber submitted comments regarding REG-104259-18, guidance related to the base erosion and anti-abuse tax under section 59A, as published in the Federal Register on December 21, 2018.
Board Will Help Craft a Workforce Strategy to Equip America’s Students and Workers with Skills They Need in Today’s Economy WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Chamber President and CEO Thomas J. Donohue today was selected to serve on the administration’s American Workforce Policy Advisory Board. The Board will help guide the National Council for the American Worker, created in July 2018, as it develops and implements a workforce strategy to meet the needs of today’s economy.
304,000 jobs were created in the U.S. in January 2019. The unemployment rate is 4.0%.
Thirty-five days. Eight-hundred thousand furloughed workers. More than five billion dollars in damage to the U.S. economy.
Leaders in Washington must come to the table and find a solution that reopens the federal government.
Immigration, Infrastructure, Trade, and Corporate Governance Top 2019 Agenda Alongside Call for Bipartisanship
President and CEO Tom Donohue outlined the top challenges facing the business community and lays out the U.S. Chamber’s policy priorities.
We urge leaders in Congress and the administration to focus on areas of agreement and work together to advance our country’s best interests.
