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75,000 jobs were created in May 2019. The unemployment rate is 3.6%.
Many consumer credit products like credit cards, car loans, student loans, and mortgages are tied to this interest rate benchmark.
Donahue, a business leader in Louisiana, served previously as chairman from 2005-2006.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors today elected Maura W. Donahue, president of DonahueFavret Contractors Holding Company, as chairman. Donahue succeeds Tom Wilson, chairman and CEO of The Allstate Corporation.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Thomas J. Donohue, CEO, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and Carlos Salazar Lomelín, President, Mexico’s Consejo Coordinador Empresarial, today announced the formation of a partnership to address migration challenges on the border.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors today announced that Thomas J. Donohue has committed to remain CEO through June 2022, continuing his successful 20 year track record of supporting business. Suzanne P. Clark, Senior Executive Vice President, is also being promoted to President, having successfully led the cultural transformation of the Chamber over the last 5 years. The Board will undertake a global search for the next CEO in 2022.
Closer economic ties would be valuable to both countries.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Chamber Center for Capital Markets Competitiveness President and CEO David Hirschmann issued the following statement in response to today’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) final best interest standard rules. The Chamber and others challenged the Department of Labor’s Fiduciary Duty Rule and in March 2018 the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled to vacate the rule.
It is long-past time for Congress to act. WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Chamber of Commerce Executive Vice President and Chief Policy Officer Neil Bradley issued the following statement today after the House of Representatives passed H.R. 6, the American Dream and Promise Act of 2019. The Chamber issued a key vote in support of passage of the bill.
The bill would permanently protect Dreamers and long-term beneficiaries of the Temporary Protected Status program.
