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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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.
This TJD Letter was sent to the Members of the Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs, on the Nomination of Denis McDonough to be Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
This Hill letter was sent to the Members of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, on the nomination of Jennifer Granholm to be Secretary of Energy and on the Chamber's energy policy priorities.
There is bipartisan agreement that an economic downturn is not the time to raise taxes. Here's why.
This Hill letter was sent to the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, supporting the Nomination of Linda Thomas-Greenfield to be U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations.