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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WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Chamber of Commerce Senior Vice President and Chief Policy Officer Neil Bradley issued the following statement today on the tax reform legislative draft unveiled in the House of Representatives:
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Tom Donohue Attends Meeting with President Trump as Nearly 300 Business Groups Sign Letter to Congress on Tax Reform WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a letter sent to all members of Congress today, 297 trade associations and state and local chambers of commerce expressed their support for tax reform and applauded the work of the House Ways and Means and Senate Finance Committees.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Chamber Senior Vice President for Labor, Immigration, & Employee BenefitsRandy Johnson issued the following statement about Scott Mugno being nominated to be the Assistant Secretary of Labor for OSHA:
On October 27, 2017, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce sent this comment letter to the Employee Benefits Security Administration in response to the Department of Labor's Proposed Regulation pertaining to the Extension of Applicability Date for Claims Procedure for Plans Providing Disability Benefits. The Chamber supports a delay of the January 1, 2018 effective date and urges the DOL to consider a delay period longer than the proposed 90 days.
On October 27, 2017, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce along with several other trade associations sent a comment letter to the Employee Benefits Security Administration Acting Assistant Secretary, Mr. Timothy Hauser in response to the Department of Labor's Proposed Regulation that would delay the applicability date of the rule amending disability claims procedures (81 Fed Reg. 92316 (Dec. 16, 2016), the “Regulation”) under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”).
In Missouri and beyond, businesses stand eager to expand job growth, seek out new opportunities, and in the process, create better prospects for American workers. However, after eight years of Washington, D.C., policies that worked against employers, there’s a lot of regulatory red tape to clear out of the way.
‘The American people expect and deserve better, so let’s get on with it and get it done,’ says Donohue WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Thomas J. Donohue issued the following statement today after final passage of the Budget Resolution for FY18, unlocking the process to achieve pro-growth tax reform:
