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Pro-business members of Congress have an extraordinary story to tell as they turn their attention to the 2018 midterm elections.
This Key Vote Alert! letter was sent to all members of the U.S. Congress in support of H.R. 1625, the “Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018.”
297 Spirit of Enterprise Award winners were honored for their strong records of support for the business community.
Spirit of Enterprise Award Recognizes Records of Support for Business Community
Dear Chairman Gowdy and Ranking Member Cummings: The U.S. Chamber of Commerce supports H.R. 50, the “Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2017.”
Neil Bradley, executive vice president and chief policy officer at the U.S. Chamber, sent a letter to all members of Congress offering the U.S. Chamber’s recommendations with respect to issues under consideration in the budget, policy, and appropriations package.
Dear Chairman Murkowski and Ranking Member Cantwell: The U.S. Chamber of Commerce applauds you for conducting a hearing to examine the permitting processes at Department of Interior (DOI) and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for energy and resource infrastructure projects.
Despite the shifts in the contracting marketplace, Congress is still seeking to apply age-old remedies.
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES: The U.S. Chamber of Commerce supports H.R. 469, the “Sunshine for Regulations and Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017,” which would make critical improvements to the federal regulatory system. The Chamber urges you to support H.R. 469 and may consider votes on, or in relation to, this bill, including on the Rule, in our annual How They Voted scorecard.
Questions for the Record from Hearing Entitled “Cutting through the Red Tape: Oversight of Federal Infrastructure Permitting and the Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council”U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations Responses from William L. Kovacs, Senior Vice PresidentEnvironment, Technology, and Regulatory Affairs Division, U.S. Chamber of Commerce September 7, 2017