Dear U.S. Chamber Members and Supporters:

We understand that you may have received e-mails, letters, and other communications from various groups asking your organization to end its association with the U.S. Chamber.

Please note that these calls against the Chamber are part of a broad-based, multi-source campaign against us being carried out by our normal adversaries--trial lawyers, activist unions, environmental extremists, etc. It is a "corporate campaign" in the classic sense, where interest groups are looking for public leverage to force us to do things against the best interests of the business community. Frankly, these efforts are simply the result of how effective we have been in opposing card check, as well as aspects of proposed healthcare, capital markets and climate change legislation that we believe would be onerous to business and impede job creation.

Our efforts to fix these key pieces of legislation are not going to stop. Business needs health care reform that focuses on reducing costs, we need modernization of financial regulation across the board, and we need and continue to call for comprehensive climate change legislation.

The Chamber staff will continue to work day in and day out to ensure the best possible outcomes for the economy and job creation. And we intend to continue being successful, so we expect the negative messages to your organization may continue. I apologize for any annoyance and inconvenience these efforts against us might cause you.

You can proactively demonstrate your support of the U.S. Chamber and the nation's free enterprise system by joining the American Free Enterprise. Dream Big. campaign at www.FreeEnterpriseAmerica.com.

Thank you very much for your continued support.

David C. Chavern
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
U.S. Chamber of Commerce