“The nation’s most prominent business group weighed into the debate over the nation’s debt, urging the supercommittee to cut more than its mandate of $1.2 trillion.”—From an October 28, 2011, Politico story mentioning the U.S. Chamber’s letter, signed by 200 businesses and organizations, to the congressional deficit supercommittee

“Increased trade can be an antidote to our weak economy and the answer to doubts about American economic leadership at home and abroad.” – Op-ed by U.S. Chamber President and CEO Tom Donohue in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser, November 9, 2011