TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES AND MEMBERS OF CONGRESS:
On behalf of the American business community, we urge Congress and the administration to immediately take steps to restore the full operation of the federal government.
The current shutdown – now the longest in American history – is causing significant and in some cases lasting damage to families, businesses, and the economy as a whole. The harm is well documented and continues to compound with each passing day.
Since the shutdown began, various compromises have been floated by both Republicans and Democrats. There are numerous paths forward that would allow for the government to be reopened that should be acceptable to all parties. Failing to seize on one of those compromises that can pass Congress and be signed into law is unacceptable.
The time to act, the time to end this shutdown is now so that we can keep the economy moving forward.
National
ACA International
Aeronautical Repair Station Association
Air-Conditioning, Heating, & Refrigeration Institute
AirlinesforAmerica
American Bankers Association
American Bus Association
American Chemistry Council
American Coatings Association
American Council of Engineering Companies
American Financial Services Association
American Public Transportation Association
America's SBDCs
Asian American Hotel Owners Association
Association of Global Automakers
Association of Equipment Manufacturers
Associated General Contractors of America
Association of Oil Pipe Lines
National Investor Relations Institute
Council for Responsible Nutrition
CCIM Institute
Energy Equipment and Infrastructure Alliance
Federation of American Hospitals
Food Marketing Institute
Household & Commercial Products Association
Independent Lubricant Manufacturers Association
International Franchise Association
National Apartment Association
National Association of Government Guaranteed Lenders
National Association of Surety Bond Producers
National Association for the Self-Employed
National Beer Wholesalers Association
National Black Chamber of Commerce
National Council of Agricultural Employers
National Electrical Contractors Association
National Grocers Association Arlington
National Council of Chain Restaurants
National Multifamily Housing Council
National Retail Federation
National Roofing Contractors Association
Security Industry Association
The Association for Advanced Life
Underwriting (AALU)
The Toy Association
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Alabama
Birmingham Business Alliance
Coastal Alabama Business Chamber
Fayette Area Chamber of Commerce
Huntsville/Madison County Chamber of Commerce
Madison Chamber of Commerce
Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce
Mountain Lake Chamber of Commerce
Shoals Chamber of Commerce
Trussville Area Chamber of Commerce
Alaska
Anchorage Chamber of Commerce
Greater Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce
Homer Chamber of Commerce & Visitor Center
Arizona
Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Buckeye Valley Chamber of Commerce
Chandler Chamber of Commerce
Cottonwood Chamber of Commerce
Gilbert Chamber of Commerce
Glendale Chamber of Commerce
Greater Oro Valley Chamber of Commerce
Greater Phoenix Chamber
Lake Havasu Chamber of Commerce
Surprise Regional Chamber
Tempe Chamber of Commerce
Tucson GLBT Chamber of Commerce
Tucson Metro Chamber Tucson AZ
Wickenburg Chamber of Commerce
Arkansas
Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce
California
Big Bear Chamber of Commerce
Brawley Chamber of Commerce
Camarillo Chamber of Commerce
Claremont Chamber of Commerce
Dana Point Chamber of Commerce
El Centro Chamber of Commerce
Encinitas Chamber of Commerce
Escondido Chamber of Commerce
Fairfield-Suisun Chamber of Commerce
Fallbrook Chamber of Commerce
Glendora Chamber of Commerce
Greater Bakersfield Chamber of Commerce
Greater Irvine Chamber of Commerce
Greater Merced Chamber of Commerce
Hispanic Chamber Silicon Valley
Holtville Chamber of Commerce
King City Chamber of Commerce & Agriculture
Lakewood Junior Chamber & Alumni
Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce
Los Altos Chamber of Commerce
Martinez Chamber of Commerce
Motorcycle Industry Council
Murrieta/Wildomar Chamber of Commerce
Northern California World Trade Center
North Orange County Chamber
North San Diego Business Chamber
Orange County Business Council
Palm Springs Chamber of Commerce
Pleasanton Chamber of Commerce
Regional Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Regional Chamber of Commerce - San Gabriel Valley
San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce
San Francisco Chamber of Commerce
San Gabriel Valley Economic Partnership
San Mateo Area Chamber of Commerce
Santa Maria Valley Chamber of Commerce
The Silicon Valley Organization
Valley Industry and Commerce Assocation
Victor Valley Chamber of Commerce
Yorba Linda Chamber of Commerce
Colorado
Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce
Greeley Area Chamber of Commerce
Vail Valley Partnership
Connecticut
Connecticut Business and Industry Association
Greater New Haven Chamber of Commerce
Delaware
Delaware State Chamber of Commerce
Florida
Boca Chamber
Greater Fort Walton Beach Chamber of Commerce
Greater Hollywood Chamber of Commerce
Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce
Greater Winter Haven Chamber of Commerce
Homestead Main Street
Miramar Pembroke Pines Regional Chamber of Commerce
South Dade Chamber of Commerce
Tropical Everglades Visitor Association, Inc.
Georgia
Dunwoody Perimeter Chamber
Fannin County Chamber of Commerce
Georgia Chamber of Commerce
Greater Columbus GA Chamber of Commerce
Savannah, GA Chamber of Commerce
Visit Savannah
Guam
Guam Chamber of Commerce
Hawaii
Chamber of Commerce Hawaii
Idaho
Caldwell Chamber of Commerce
Coeur d'Alene Chamber of Commerce
Jerome Chamber of Commerce
Idaho Association of Commerce and Industry
Pocatello-Chubbuck Chamber of Commerce
Rexburg Chamber of Commerce
Illinois
Aurora Regional Chamber of Commerce
Canton Area Chamber of Commerce
Crystal Lake Chamber of Commerce
DeKalb Chamber of Commerce
Des Plaines Chamber of Commerce & Industry
Edwardsville/Glen Carbon Chamber of Commerce
Effingham County Chamber of Commerce
Elgin Area Chamber
Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce & Industry
Geneva Chamber of Commerce
Greater Oak Brook Chamber of Commerce & Economic Development Partnership
Hoffman Estates Chamber of Commerce & Industry
Highland Chamber of Commerce
Highland Park Chamber of Commerce
Illinois Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives
Lakeview Chamber of Commerce
Lake Zurich Area Chamber
Lincoln Square Ravenswood Chamber of Commerce
Lombard Area Chamber of Commerce & Industry
Naperville Area Chamber of Commerce
NW Illinois Economic Development
Paris Area Chamber of Commerce & Tourism
Peoria Area Chamber of Commerce
Sauk Valley Area Chamber of Commerce
The Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce
Wheaton Chamber of Commerce
West Suburban Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Indiana
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Gary Chamber of Commerce
Greater Kokomo Chamber of Commerce
Indiana Chamber of Commerce
Indy Chamber Indianapolis
Kendallville Area Chamber of Commerce
Noblesville Chamber of Commerce
South Bend Regional Chamber of Commerce
Spencer County Regional Chamber of Commerce
Wayne County Area Chamber of Commerce
Iowa
Ames Chamber of Commerce
Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance
Dubuque Area Chamber of Commerce
Marshalltown Area Chamber of Commerce
Shelby County Chamber of Commerce & Industry
Kansas
Greater Topeka Chamber of Commerce
Overland Park Chamber of Commerce
Pratt Area Chamber of Commerce
Kentucky
Cave City Chamber of Commerce
Kentucky Chamber of Commerce
Louisiana
Southwest Louisiana Chamber of Commerce
Maine
The Greater Bridgton Lakes Region Chamber of Commerce
Maryland
Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce
Harford County Chamber of Commerce
Maryland Chamber of Commerce
Salisbury Area Chamber of Commerce
Massachusetts
Associated Industries of Massachusetts
Blackstone Valley Chamber of Commerce
Cape Cod Canal Region Chamber
Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce
Eastham Chamber of Commerce
Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce
Metro South Chamber of Commerce
Neponset Valley Chamber of Commerce
Orleans Chamber of Commerce
South Shore Chamber of Commerce
The United Regional Chamber of Commerce
Michigan
Battle Creek Area Chamber of Commerce
Cheboygan Area Chamber of Commerce
Cheboygan Area Visitors Bureau
Dearborn Area Chamber of Commerce
Detroit Regional Chamber
Gaylord Area Chamber of Commerce
Grandville Jenison Chamber
Grosse Pointe Chamber of Commerce
Jackson County Chamber of Commerce
Lansing Regional Chamber
Michigan West Coast Chamber of Commerce
Shiawassee Regional Chamber of Commerce
Minnesota
Bemidji Area Chamber of Commerce
Dakota County Regional Chamber of Commerce
Hutchinson Area Chamber of Commerce and Tourism
Sleepy Eye Area Chamber of Commerce & CVB
St. Cloud Area Chamber of Commerce
TwinWest Chamber of Commerce
Woodbury Area Chamber of Commerce
Mississippi
Hancock Chamber of Commerce
Natchez Adams County Chamber of Commerce
Mississippi Economic Council
Missouri
Branson/Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce & CVB
Farmington Regional Chamber
Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Northland Regional Chamber of Commerce
St. Louis Regional Chamber
Montana
Big Sky Chamber of Commerce
Billings Chamber of Commerce
Kalispell Chamber of Commerce
Montana Chamber of Commerce
Missoula Area Chamber of Commerce
Sweet Grass County Chamber of Commerce
Visit Big Sky
Nebraska
Bigfork Area Chamber of Commerce
Falls City Area Chamber of Commerce
Lincoln Chamber of Commerce
Nebraska Chamber of Commerce & Industry
Ralston Area Chamber
Nevada
Carson City Chamber of Commerce
Carson Valley Chamber of Commerce
Elko Area Chamber
Las Vegas Metro Chamber of Commerce
Reno + Sparks Chamber of Commerce
White Pine Chamber of Commerce
New Hampshire
Business & Industry Association of New Hampshire
New Mexico
New Mexico Association of Commerce and Industry
Ruidoso Valley Chamber of Commerce
New Jersey
Chamber of Commerce Southern NJ
Hudson County Chamber of Commerce
New Jersey Chamber of Commerce
Newark Regional Business Partnership
New York
Chemung County Chamber of Commerce
Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce
Manhattan Chamber of Commerce
North Country Chamber of Commerce
Quebec-New York Corridor Coalition
The Business Council of Westchester
The Business Council of New York State
North Carolina
Avery Chamber of Commerce
Burke County Chamber of Commerce
Cleveland County Chamber
Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce
Haywood Chamber of Commerce
Wake Forest Area Chamber of Commerce
Wilmington Chamber of Commerce
North Dakota
Bismarck Mandan Chamber EDC
Greater North Dakota Chamber
Ohio
Ashland Area Chamber of Commerce
Brookville Area Chamber of Commerce
Cincinnati Regional Chamber of Commerce
Columbus Chamber of Commerce
Cuyahoga Valley Chamber of Commerce
Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce
Galion-Crestline Chamber of Commerce
Oberlin Business Partnership
Pickerington Area Chamber of Commerce
Southern Ohio Chamber Alliance
The Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce
Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce
Troy Area Chamber of Commerce
Vandalia Butler Chamber of Commerce
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State Chamber
Pauls Valley Chamber of Commerce
Tulsa Regional Chamber
Oregon
Albany Area Chamber
Beaverton Area Chamber of Commerce
Eugene Area Chamber of Commerce
The La Pine Chamber of Commerce
Lincoln City Chamber of Commerce
Oregon Business & Industry
Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce
Pennsylvania
Delaware County Chamber of Commerce
Hanover Area Chamber of Commerce
Harrisburg Regional Chamber & CREDC
Lancaster Chamber
Main Line Chamber of Commerce
Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry
Somerset County Chamber of Commerce
The Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce
TriCounty Area Chamber of Commerce
Wyoming County Chamber of Commerce
Rhode Island
East Providence Area Chamber of Commerce
Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce
Newport County Chamber of Commerce
Northern RI Chamber of Commerce
Rhode Island Business Coalition
Southern Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce
The Greater Cranston Chamber of Commerce
South Carolina Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce
Greater Irmo Chamber of Commerce
Greater Columbia Chamber of Commerce
Greenville Chamber of Commerce
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton Chamber of Commerce
Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce
South Caorlina Chamber of Commerce
South Carolina Restaurant & Lodging Association
Simpsonville Area Chamber of Commerce
South Dakota
Rapid City Area Chamber of Com
Sioux Falls Area Chamber of Commerce
Tennessee
Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce
Cleveland/Bradley Chamber of Commerce
Johnson City/Jonesborough/Washington County Chamber
Kingsport Chamber of Commerce
Sevierville Chamber of Commerce
White House Area Chamber of Commerce
Texas
Allen Fairview Chamber of Commerce
Alvin Manvel Area Chamber of Commerce
Clear Lake Area Chamber of Commerce
Fort Bend Chamber of Commerce
Frisco Chamber of Commerce
Granbury Chamber of Commerce
Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce
Irving Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
McAllen Chamber of Commerce
Lubbock Chamber of Commerce
North Dallas Chamber of Commerce
North San Antonio Chamber of Commerce
North Texas Commission
North Texas GLBT Chamber of Commerce
Palacios Chamber of Commerce
Pearland Chamber of Commerce
Portland Chamber of Commerce
Plano Chamber of Commerce
Rio Grande Valley Partnership
San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
South Padre Island Chamber of Commerce
Weslaco Area Chamber of Commerce
Vermont
Central Vermont Chamber of Commerce
Vermont Chamber of Commerce
Virginia
Alexandria Chamber of Commerce
ChamberRVA
Falls Church Chamber of Commerce
Halifax County Chamber of Commerce
Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce
Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce
Virginia Chamber of Commerce
Utah
Davis Chamber of Commerce
Salt Lake Chamber
South Salt Lake Chamber
Washington
Association of Washington Business
Bellevue Chamber of Commerce
Economic Alliance Snohomish County
Greater Spokane Inc.
Lewis Clark Valley Chamber of Commerce
Maple Valley Black Diamond Chamber of Commerce
Pasco Chamber Of Commerce
Seattle Southside Chamber
Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber
Tri-City Regional Chamber of Commerce
Washington, D.C.
CHAMPS, Capitol Hill's Chamber of Commerce
West Virginia
Chamber of Commerce of the Mid-Ohio Valley
West Virginia Chamber of Commerce
Wisconsin
Forward Janesville
Monroe Chamber of Commerce
Rice Lake Chamber of Commerce
Wyoming
Buffalo Chamber of Commerce
Campbell County Chamber of Commerce
Cashmere Chamber of Commerce
Greater Cheyenne Chamber of Commerce
Jackson Hole Chamber of Commerce
Sheridan County Chamber of Commerce
Wyoming Lodging and Restaurant Association
Wyoming State Chamber of Commerce