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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As readers of this blog know, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a great number of slanted decisions during the Obama era. Unfortunately, that trend has continued under the current 2-1 Democrat majority, highlighted by a recent case RHCG Safety Corp. In it, the Board not only established yet another illogical and impractical precedent, but also exposed some of the flaws of the ambush election rule.
On June 7, DOL withdrew two Obama-era interpretive bulletins covering employee misclassification and the joint employer standard...
On Tuesday, June 6, 2017, this letter was sent to the members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee opposing any amendments that may be offered to H.R. 2430, the FDA Reauthorization Act (FDARA) of 2017, that would allow the importation of foreign pharmaceuticals into the United States or that would undermine the preemptive authority of federal food and drug regulations. The Committee will mark up the bill tomorrow morning. June 6, 2017 Dear Chairman Walden and Ranking Member Pallone:
During the Obama administration, as observers of labor policy know well, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) was run by...
In our modern global economy health emergencies and natural disasters can devastate economies.
Threats to computer systems will only grow in scope and sophistication—and businesses must prepare accordingly.
The Nevada state senate is considering a pair of proposals to raise the state’s minimum wage each of which would maintain...
The debate over border tax adjustments as part of comprehensive tax reform has been complicated by questions over exchange rate adjustments.
On May 26, 2017, the Chamber sent this letter to the full United States Congress regarding the fiduciary rule and the Chamber’s recently released report, The Data is In: The Fiduciary Rule Will Harm Small Retirement Saver. May 26, 2017 TO THE MEMBERS OF THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS:
