Free enterprise and entrepreneurship will create the 20 million jobs needed over the next decade, according to thought leaders speaking at a November 16 Chamber event. But the public policy proposals being considered by the current administration are endangering the engines of growth that will create those jobs.

A panel of business, military, and government leaders, including Capt. Dawn Halfaker, USA (Ret.), discuss transition challenges facing returning veterans at the November 13 Chamber event.

 The current immigration system of "arbitrary quotas" on visas has been a "disaster," and is hurting U.S. competitiveness at home and abroad, according to Jason Riley, the author of the book, "Let Them In: The Case for Open Borders." A free market system driven by the law of supply and demand would do a better job of addressing U.S. immigration needs than lawmakers and policy experts have, Riley said.

 There must be improvements to the capital markets regulatory structure to protect businesses from another financial crisis such as the subprime mortgage collapse, according to panel of experts from the financial, policy, and academic sectors speaking at a May 28 event hosted by the U.S. Chamber.

 The heads of two U.S. airlines clashed over whether the industry should consolidate to counter soaring costs and stiffer competition during separate speeches at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's annual aviation summit on April 3.

 The U.S. Chamber's National Chamber Foundation (NCF) brought together representatives from the aviation industry, government officials, and system users to rally behind important upcoming aviation issues during its "Aviation 2007: Ready for Takeoff" summit on April 4.