Government Role Should Be Temporary
Donald J. Shepard
Chairman of the Board
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
The best organizations and leaders respond to a crisis by implementing emergency measures without straying far from their core principles and the foundation of their successes. Let's hope that the same philosophy is applied to the current financial crisis.
By Tom Donohue, President and CEO, U.S. Chamber of CommerceDecember 23, 2008
Vows to Work Across Party LinesU.S. Chamber President and CEO Thomas J. Donohue is focused on measures to stimulate the economy.
The United States must resist the urge to retreat from the world and close its markets and borders in an effort to shield workers and industries, Chamber officials said during a December 16 briefing.
Dr. Martin RegaliaAs I mentioned last month, it is evident that the U.S. economy is in a recession. Moreover, the incoming data suggest that the downturn will be steeper and more prolonged than either of the last two, perhaps rivaling the double-dip decline of the early 1980s. One reason for such pessimism is the global nature of the current downturn. Most of our major trading partners were caught up in the recent credit problems and are experiencing slower growth.
MississippiState Hits Rankings Floor When it comes to attracting and retaining businesses that contribute to economic growth, Mississippi is last in the nation, according to the eighth edition of the Beacon Hill Institute's Competitiveness Report. Mississippi's disadvantages include its high rate of high school dropouts, unemployment, crime, infant mortality, and people without health insurance.Source: Associated Press
By Tom Donohue, President and CEO, U.S. Chamber of CommerceDecember 2, 2008While restoring stability and confidence in the economy is still job one, policymakers must soon turn their attention to another difficult, but necessary, task—reforming, restructuring, and improving our financial system and the regulations that govern it.
Businesses, chambers of commerce, and associations can help alleviate America's growing workforce shortage by supporting career and technical education (CTE), according to a new report issued by the Chamber's Institute for a Competitive Workforce (ICW).
"I think an Obama presidency will share the same interest and concerns as our members and the rest of the American public, and that's to get the engine of growth going, get innovation going again, and get job creation growing."-Bruce Josten, executive vice president, U.S. Chamber, quoted on NPR's "Morning Edition," November 6, 2008
