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 practical effect of the debt limit has been to manufacture a series of distracting and economically dangerous political crises.
The union front group Fight for $15 was at it again yesterday with another demonstration against its perennial target...
In an op-ed published in yesterday’s Wall Street Journal, the newly-installed Secretary of Labor, Alexander Acosta, offered some insights...
Statement of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce ON: Hearing on Examining "Sue and Settle" Agreements: Part I TO: U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on the Interior, Energy and Environment and Subcommittee on Intergovernmental Affairs DATE: May 24, 2017
"Sue and Settle Updated: Damage Done 2013-2016" updates the Chamber’s 2013 report, "Sue and Settle: Regulating Behind Closed Doors". The study found that EPA increased its use of sue and settle agreements under the Clean Air Act since the last report.
The inaugural MetLife & U.S. Chamber of Commerce Small Business Index (Index), released today, found that nearly two-thirds of small business owners are expecting revenue growth and looking to hire despite harboring concerns about the health of the national economy. Based on telephone interviews with 1,000 small business owners and operators, the survey found that nearly a third plan to hire more employees and 60 percent expect revenue to increase in the year ahead. Comparatively, only 6 percent plan to reduce their staff size and 9 percent are forecasting a decrease in revenue.
The MetLife & U.S. Chamber of Commerce Small Business Index is a new national quarterly survey of small business owners.
On May 23, 2017, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce sent this letter to Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch that outlined several legislative reform recommendations as the Senate moves forward with crafting their own proposal for the repeal and replacement of Obamacare.
COLUMBIA — The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce and the University of South Carolina’s SC Cyber, today hosted a cybersecurity summit aimed at helping small and mid-size businesses develop, evaluate, and strengthen their cybersecurity programs.
