Strategic Advocacy
The Strategic Advocacy division is comprised of several major policy divisions within the Chamber including theCyber, Space, and National Security Division; Economic Policy Division; Employment Policy Division; and Small Business Policy Division. Environmental Affairs and Sustainability, Health Policy, and Transportation and Infrastructure Policy are also under the umbrella of the Policy Group.
The division works closely with the Chamber's Congressional and Public Affairs and Political Affairs and Federation Relations divisions.
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This Hill letter was sent to the Members of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, on the Nomination of Isabel Guzman to be Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA).
This Letter was sent to the President of the United States and to the Members of the United States Congress, on the Administration's "American Rescue Plan" and the Chamber's priorities for a bipartisan COVID-19 relief package.
This Coalition letter was sent to the Members of the United States Congress on including liability protections in a COVID-19 relief package.
Internal Revenue ServiceAttn: CC:PA:LPD:PR (Notice 2020 -76) Room 5203P.O. Box 7604Ben Franklin StationWashington, D.C. 20044 RE: Notice 2020 -76 Transition Relief Related to Health Coverage Reporting Required bySections 6055 and 6056 for 2020 To Whom It May Concern:
This Hill letter was sent to the Members of the United States Senate, supporting the Nomination of Alejandro Mayorkas to be Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
On January 22, President Biden signed Executive Order 14002, Economic Relief Related to the Covid-19 Pandemic. The EO does not explicitly call for unemployment insurance (UI) payments.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) on January 22 released its annual estimate of union membership in the United States. This year’s report showed that union membership rose from 10.3 percent to 10.8 percent of the total workforce in 2020, reversing previous declines of 0.2 percentage points from the prior two years.
January 26, 2021 Submitted Electronically Via Federal Rulemaking Portal: www.regulations.gov Attention: CMS -5528 -IFCCenters for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesDepartment of Health and Human ServicesP.O. Box 8013Baltimore , MD 21244 -8013 RE: Most Favored Nations (MFN); Interim Final Rule To Whom It May Concern:
In response to today’s announcement of White House actions on climate change, Marty Durbin, Senior Vice President of Policy at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, made the following statement.