Chamber Members Drive Success
By Thomas J. Donohue, President and CEO, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Ten years ago this month, I returned to the U.S. Chamber as president and CEO after working for the organization in the 1970s and 1980s. I've been fortunate to lead the Chamber during a period of substantial growth and success. Class action reform, major tax cuts, business victories in the courts, and the passage of important trade, energy, education, and transportation measures are a few of the landmark achievements that come to mind.
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The U.S. Chamber's Web site, uschamber.com, contains loads of need-to-know information and resources for small business owners.Log on to the site today to find the following:
Math, Science Funding IncreasesAs classrooms open for the start of the new school year, there is good news for students and their future employers: More federal dollars are going to math and science education, which is essential to meeting the needs of America's economy and its employers.
Today (9/25), the U.S. Chamber of Commerce launched the Corporate Leadership Advisory Council (CLAC) in Washington D.C., with a full day of events at Chamber headquarters and on Capitol Hill. CLAC has been established to give mid-market businesses a strong voice before Congress, the administration, regulatory agencies, the courts, and the court of public opinion.Learn more.
What are you doing for dinner on September 24? Hopefully, you will be spending it with your family in celebration of Family Day-A Day to Eat Dinner With Your Children™.
The U.S. Chamber-led Business Coalition for Student Achievement brought together members of Congress, the administration and the business community to highlight the importance of renewing and strengthening the No Child Left Behind Act this year.
The U.S. Chamber released a study this week that shows that proposed tax increases on carried interest—a share of investment profits that partnership managers are allowed to keep—would impact a variety of industries and harm U.S. competitiveness.
