Chamber of Commerce
Business groups, unions unite to oppose GOP transport rules change
The Hill - 1day 21hrs ago
A diverse coalition of business groups and unions wrote to House Republican leadership Tuesday opposing a proposed change to House spending rules, which they say could jeopardize transportation funding. The letter, signed by the U.S. Chamber of …
Read more >>Lobbyist In Charge Of Trying To Kill Financial Reform Hired By GOP Chair To Oversee Financial Regulations
Think Progress - 3 days agoA few days ago, incoming Agriculture Chairman Rep. Frank Lucas (R-OK) announced the hire of Ryan Mckee as the senior Staffer to oversee the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. McKee is currently a Lobbyist working for the U.S. Chamber of Comme…
Read more >>How to attract business to Dallas: Ask Tom Leppert, he knows!
Examiner.com - 7 days agoDallas mayor Tom Leppert, with the cooperation of the Dallas Regional Chamber of Commerce and Downtown Dallas Inc., two business Lobbying groups, is engaged in a campaign to bring new corporate headquarters to Dallas and he's doing it in a unique …
Read more >>House passes legislation overhauling food-safety laws
Washington Post - 8 days agoThe House passed a measure to overhaul the nation's food-safety laws by a vote of 215 to 144 Tuesday afternoon, and President Obama is expected to sign it into law as soon as Wednesday. This Story House passes Legislation overhauling food-safet…
Read more >>U.S. Chamber of Commerce spending millions to oppose Obama agenda
Denver Post - 8 days ago
WASHINGTON — Over the past year, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce has spent nearly $3 million a week in opposition to President Barack Obama's major agenda items, breaking all previous lobbying records and placing a political bet on the Republic…
Read more >>Will tea party debate really hurt CNNs brand?
Politico - 8 days ago
CNN has gotten a lot of flak from liberal quarters for its decision to team up with the Tea Party Express for its Republican presidential primary debate. On Tuesday, Media Matters founder and CEO David Brock sent a letter to CNN/U.S. chief Ken J…
Read more >>Despite New Funding Offsets, US Chamber Of Commerce Still Opposing 9/11 First Responders Bill
Think Progress - 9 days agoLast week, ThinkProgress reported that the U.S. Chamber of Commerce had quietly lobbied to help Republicans kill the “James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010,” a bill to compensate the First Responders and emergency wo…
Read more >>What Joe Manchin was thinking
Politico - 9 days agoA smart observer of West Virginia politics opines on what West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin might've been thinking in skipping a pair of Controversial Senate votes Saturday. In summary, he argues that Manchin thinks he won't likely be vulnerable in…
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