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To protect hometown businesses, more than 100 local chambers of commerce across America urge Biden Administration to scrap the “Basel III Endgame” banking rules.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Chamber’s Center for Capital Markets Competitiveness (CCMC) today released a series of recommendations for revitalizing Main Street lending in order to enable small businesses to create jobs, raise incomes, and generate economic growth.
Many of the reforms implemented in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis were narrowly focused on financial stability and did not consider the impact on economic growth. The unintended consequences of these initiatives have made it difficult for Main Street businesses to access the financing they need to get started, sustain operations, manage cash, make payroll, and create well-paying jobs. This publication includes recommendations to restore Main Street lending.
6 million investment accounts face higher costs because of the Labor Department's regulation.
The repeal of the anti-arbitration rule is a major step in the right direction. It is a victory for consumers and businesses of all sizes.
This letter was sent to members of the House in support of H.R. 3903, the "Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2017," and H.R. 1585, the "Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act."
We must find a solution that preserves investor choice and allows savers to retire with dignity.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Chamber President and CEO Thomas J. Donohue issued the following statement today following U.S. Senate passage of H.J. Res. 111, disapproving of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) arbitration rule:
We want to find out what barriers are holding back today’s small businesses from growth and what we can do to send Washington lawmakers a clear message
The key to a sound financial future lays in having a choice of savings options.
Congress should work towards ways to make it easier for Americans to save for retirement.
