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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Earlier this week, a bipartisan, bicameral group of lawmakers came together to release the highly anticipated Emergency Coronavirus Relief Act of 2020. The 500-page legislation comes at a time when 19 million Americans are continuing to file unemployment insurance (UI) claims and roughly 12 million face entering the new year without any financial support. In addition to providing assistance to displaced workers, the bill addresses airline workers, childcare providers, renters, students, small businesses, and more.
Attitudes of small businesses in Northeast are pessimistic about the economy
Small businesses in Midwest are least likely to have plans to increase staff
Small businesses in South are most likely to report good local economy
Small businesses in West are more conservative when looking towards future
Small businesses anticipate the worst of the pandemic is still ahead and half (50%) of small businesses see their operations continuing for a year or less in the current business climate before having to permanently close according to a new poll taken October 30 – November 10 and released today by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and MetLife.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Chamber of Commerce President Suzanne P. Clark today released the following statement regarding the Food and Drug Administration decision to grant an Emergency Use Authorization for Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine:
Small Business Council Chair, Ian MacLean, and Small Business Council Vice Chair, Natalie Kaddas, pen OpEd on the need for Congress to pass small business relief stimulus legislation. Published on CNN.com.
The Chamber's U.S.-UK Business Council recently submitted comments in response to the UK Government's consultation on its proposed National Data Strategy.