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Closing the water investment gap would generate over $220 billion in annual economic activity and create and sustain 1.3 million jobs.
Buenos Aires, ArgentinaMarch 15th, 2018 Dr. Adolfo L. RubinsteinArgentine Health MinisterHealth G20 Working Group Chair Dear Minister Rubenstein: International business groups engaged in supporting the G20 objectives, have beenconsistent proponents of strengthening health systems as a vital part of economicinfrastructure in all major economies.
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.”
TO: Mr. Brent JasperRegulatory Project Manager/Mitigation Banking CoordinatorRegulatory Branch, CESWF-DE-RU.S. Army Corps of EngineersP.O. Box 17300Fort Worth, TX 76102-0300 Ms. Jennifer MoyerChief, Regulatory ProgramHeadquarters, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers441 G Street, N.W.Washington, D.C. 20314-1000
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES: The U.S. Chamber of Commerce supports H.R. 1917, the “Blocking Regulatory Interference from Closing Kilns (BRICK) Act of 2017.” The bill would ensure that the U.S. brick industry will not be forced to comply with the Brick Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) standards for air quality issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) until after judicial challenges to the rule are resolved.
TO: The Honorable E. Scott PruittAdministratorU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyAttention Docket ID No. EPA- HQ-OAR-2017-0545EPA Docket Center, U.S. EPA, Mailcode: 28221T1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NWWashington, DC 20460 RE: State Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Existing Electric Utility Generating Units, Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2017–0545; FRL–9972–50–OAR, 82 Fed. Reg. 61507 (Dec. 28, 2017)
VIA ELECTRONIC FILING TO: The Honorable E. Scott PruittAdministratorU.S. Environmental Protection Agency1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NWWashington, D.C. 20460 RE: Approaches for Identifying Potential Candidates for Prioritization for Existing Chemicals Risk Evaluation Under Amended TSCA; Notice of Public Meeting and Opportunity for Public Comment, 82 Fed. Reg. 51,415 (Nov. 6, 2017); Docket No. EPA-HQ-OPPT-2017-0586 Dear Administrator Pruitt:
VIA ELECTRONIC FILING TO: The Honorable E. Scott PruittAdministratorU.S. Environmental Protection Agency1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NWWashington, D.C. 20460 RE: New Chemicals Review Program under the Amended Toxic Substances Control Act; Notice of Public Meeting and Opportunity for Public Comment, 82 Fed. Reg. 51,415 (November 6, 2017); Docket No. EPA-HQ-OPPT-2017-0585 Dear Administrator Pruitt:
One chart proves that the Trump administration's deregulatory actions stand out by historical standards.
Washington, D.C.—U.S. Chamber of Commerce Senior Vice President and Chief Policy Officer Neil Bradley issued the following statement today following the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) vote to repeal public utility-style regulation of the internet: