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Small communities play a critical role in the overall economic health of America. They cannot attract and keep business without adequate infrastructure, including water and wastewater services. The U.S. Chamber believes that addressing the unique water challenges of small communities and small companies should be a top priority.
New York, NY – On the heels of the U.N. Climate Action Summit, the Chamber today announced the formation of a new Task Force on Climate Action. The announcement came during a Chamber-led meeting of nearly 30 companies, and climate and energy experts at the Concordia summit.
We, the Ministers of Labour and Employment of G20 members and invited countries, met in Matsuyama, Japan on 1-2 September 2019 to discuss global developments with respect to employment, and progress on our previous commitments, and agree on policy prioritiesto address demographic change, new forms of work, and global efforts to realize gender equality.
This Hill letter was sent to the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee's Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, on the hearing, "The Administration’s Priorities and Policy Initiatives Under the Clean Water Act.”
This Key Vote Alert! letter was sent to the U.S. House of Representatives, opposing H.R. 205, the “Protecting and Securing Florida’s Coastline Act of 2019,” H.R. 1941, the “Coastal and Marine Economies Protection Act,” and H.R. 1146, the “Arctic Cultural and Coastal Plain Protection Act.”
This letter was sent to the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, supporting the nomination of Aurelia Skipwith to be Director of the Fish and Wildlife Service at the U.S. Department of the Interior.
This Hill letter was sent to the House Armed Services and Senate Armed Services committees, on conference negotiations for the National Defense Authorization Act.
This letter was sent to House Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman Peter DeFazio and Ranking Member Sam Graves, supporting H.R. 3779, the "Resilience Revolving Loan Fund Act of 2019."
The Nuclear Safety and Security Group (NSSG), established at the Kananaskis Summit in 2002 and responsible to Leaders, provides technically informed strategic policy advice on issues that could impact safety and security in the peaceful use of nuclear energy, in close cooperation with multilateral organizations and avoiding duplication of tasks or efforts that are being addressed adequately by existing organizations or entities.
The Nuclear Safety and Security Working Group (NSSG) wishes to raise to the Leaders of the G7 the attached nuclear safety and security issues in the peaceful use of nuclear energy.