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More than 95% of consumers live outside the United States. Selling more U.S.-made goods and services around the world is crucial to American jobs and will help businesses small and large grow. Expanding trade also enhances the competitiveness of U.S. manufacturers while boosting the buying power of American families. The International Affairs Division of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce leads the business community’s efforts to shape global policy.
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WASHINGTON, D.C.—The U.S. Chamber’s U.S.-Korea Business Council (USKBC) today announced that David M. Cordani, president and CEO of Cigna Corporation, was elected chairman. Mr. Cordani, president and CEO of Cigna since 2009, will serve a two-year term, succeeding Dr. Paul Jacobs, executive chairman of Qualcomm.
Small businesses make up 97.7% of all Wisconsin businesses. Nearly nine in ten of those businesses trade their goods and services abroad.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Chamber of Commerce issued the following statement today from John Murphy, senior vice president for International Policy, regarding digital trade policy developments at the World Trade Organization (WTO) ministerial in Buenos Aires:
December 13, 2017 Dear Chairman Crapo and Ranking Member Brown: Thank you for scheduling consideration of nominations to the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im). The U.S. Chamber of Commerce strongly supports the nominations of Kimberly Reed, Claudia Slacik, Judith Delzoppo Pryor, and Spencer Bachus to the Ex-Im Board. However, the Chamber strongly opposes the nomination of self-described Ex-Im opponent Scott Garrett as Chair.
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Canada and Mexico are the top two markets for U.S. exports of manufactured goods, which have tripled under the trade agreement.
Marjorie Chorlins, U.S. Chamber Vice President for European Affairs and Executive Director of the U.S. Chamber's U.S.-UK Business Council, testified before the House Foreign Affairs Committee's Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats during a hearing focused on Brexit negotiations.
We still make clothes here in the United States, but the bulk of our clothing is sewn offshore.
“Back in 1776, our Founding Fathers believed that free trade was worth fighting for."
