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In this week’s Path Forward event, U.S. Chamber President and CEO Suzanne Clark discussed the status of vaccination development and uptake among adults and young children.
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In an interconnected world, a public health crisis anywhere can become a crisis everywhere. Businesses help minimize economic disruption caused by pandemics like COVID-19 by maintaining safe workplaces, encouraging vaccination, and innovating solutions.
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This Hill letter was sent to the members of the United States Congress, urging them to replenish funding for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program.
Technology, strong global infrastructure, and the work of governments, business, and individuals, will help us fight the COVID-19 pandemic.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Chamber of Commerce today applauded the leadership of the Federal Reserve Board and U.S. Treasury Department as they created a much-needed Main Street Lending Facility as well as other important programs to support businesses of all sizes and provide access to the financing they need to maintain operations during the ongoing period of economic certainty amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Amid the coronavirus pandemic and the resulting stay-at-home orders and national economic downturn, our nation’s gig economy companies have become a fundamentally essential part of many Americans’ daily lives – and an economic lifeline for many others. Not only are companies like Instacart, Postmates, and Uber delivering food and groceries to those in isolation, they’re also stepping up to donate meals and rides to workers on the frontlines and granting funds to those in need.
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This letter was sent to the International Association of Chiefs of Police, National Sheriffs’ Association, National Association of Attorneys General, National Association of Chiefs of Police, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, and National Governors Association urging a national credential standard for critical and essential workers.
Chamber releases two resources to help businesses and workers navigate challenges
This Hill letter was sent to Congressional leadership on the caps on the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program, under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
The U.S.-Canada trade relationship offers a snapshot of how our international commerce is helping pandemic response in a host of ways.
