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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The United States is facing a number of retirement challenges - a multiemployer pension plan crisis and attempts to expand retirement...
A new report by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Global Energy Institute (GEI) found that the anti-energy “Keep it in the Ground” (KIITG) movement has prevented at least $91.9 billion in domestic economic activity and eliminated nearly 730,000 job opportunities. In addition, federal, state, and local governments have missed out on more than $20 billion in tax revenue.
U.S. Chamber of Commerce economists project that commercial space will be at least a $1.5 trillion industry by 2040.
Earlier this year, Senator Hatch introduced the Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2018...
On December 12, the U.S. Chamber submitted the following comments to the Treasury Department and the IRS on REG-115420-18: Investing in qualified opportunity funds, as published in the Internal Revenue Bulletin on October 29, 2018.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Chamber of Commerce Global Energy Institute President & CEO Karen Harbert issued the following statement regarding a new proposed rule revising the definition of “Waters of the United States (WOTUS)”: “This new rule is good news for businesses, farmers, and localities because it strikes a better balance between economic growth and environmental progress than the rule it replaces.
By: Thomas Sullivan and Melissa Bercier
The Q4 MetLife & U.S. Chamber of Commerce Small Business Index is at 69.3.
In today’s economy, talent is king. Yet, for American small businesses—our largest job creators—talent is anything but abundant. Many small businesses are hard pressed to commit the time to engage education and workforce partners for good reason. For one, they have little time, resources, or bandwidth to commit to efforts outside of their core business. The bureaucracy of our education and workforce systems can seem impenetrable and certainly not user-friendly to a small business.