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On February 15, the U.S. Chamber submitted comments regarding REG-104259-18, guidance related to the base erosion and anti-abuse tax under section 59A, as published in the Federal Register on December 21, 2018.
Board Will Help Craft a Workforce Strategy to Equip America’s Students and Workers with Skills They Need in Today’s Economy WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Chamber President and CEO Thomas J. Donohue today was selected to serve on the administration’s American Workforce Policy Advisory Board. The Board will help guide the National Council for the American Worker, created in July 2018, as it develops and implements a workforce strategy to meet the needs of today’s economy.
304,000 jobs were created in the U.S. in January 2019. The unemployment rate is 4.0%.
Thirty-five days. Eight-hundred thousand furloughed workers. More than five billion dollars in damage to the U.S. economy.
Leaders in Washington must come to the table and find a solution that reopens the federal government.
Immigration, Infrastructure, Trade, and Corporate Governance Top 2019 Agenda Alongside Call for Bipartisanship
President and CEO Tom Donohue outlined the top challenges facing the business community and lays out the U.S. Chamber’s policy priorities.
We urge leaders in Congress and the administration to focus on areas of agreement and work together to advance our country’s best interests.
312,000 jobs were created in the U.S. in December 2018. The unemployment rate is 3.9%.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Thomas J. Donohue issued the following statement today on the passage of the First Step Act:
