Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Diversity is America’s strength, spurring the innovation and creativity that have made the U.S. economy the most vibrant and dynamic in history. When businesses recognize and embrace different perspectives, they are better able to create value, serve customers, support employees, and solve problems. By providing opportunities for everyone, businesses help lift communities and strengthen the health, prosperity, and competitiveness of our nation and our society.
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Each month Women Taking the Lead highlights a female leader within the U.S. Chamber membership to showcase how women are currently leading in all areas of the business community. In February, we are honoring Black History Month in a conversation with Quita Highsmith, VP and Chief Diversity Officer for Genentech.
Feature story
As part of Black History Month, meet NextGen Alumni Kelsey Johnson and check out her journey from U.S. Chamber intern to walking the halls of Harvard University.
Our Work
We believe diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) is a business imperative. Guided by data and informed by conversations with business, government, academic, and civic leaders, the U.S. Chamber’s Equality of Opportunity Initiative (EOI) advances public and private sector solutions to help close opportunity gaps. Focusing on employment, entrepreneurship, education, and criminal justice, the EOI agenda aims to help all people—no matter their race or background—go as far and as high as their talent and hard work will take them.
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May 8, 2018
The Honorable John Hoeven
Chairman
Committee on Indian Affairs
United States Senate
Washington, D.C. 20510The Honorable Tom Udall
Vice Chairman
Committee on Indian Affairs
United States Senate
Washington, D.C. 20510Dear Chairman Hoeven and Vice Chairman Udall:
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce strongly supports the nomination of Tara Sweeney as
Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs at the Department of Interior.April 16, 2018
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE UNITED STATES SENATE:
The U.S. Chamber strongly supports S. 140, which includes the “Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2017” (TLSA) as a provision. The Chamber urges support of S. 140, and will consider including votes on, or in relation to, this bill in the Chamber's annual How They Voted scorecard.
January 10, 2018
To the Members of the U.S. House of Representatives:
The U.S. Chamber strongly supports S. 140, which includes the “Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2017” (TLSA), as a provision.
This letter was sent to the members of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs in support of the nomination of Tara Sweeney to be Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs at the Department of Interior, and urging the Committee to swiftly consider her nomination.
This letter in support of H.R. 210, the "Native American Energy Act," was sent to member of the House Committee on Natural Resources.
This letter was sent to Reps. Kind, Jenkins, Cole, DelBene, LaMalfa, Reichert, and Torres is support of there recently introduced bill, H.R. 3138.
This Coalition for Tribal Sovereignty letter, with 160 signatories, was sent to the members of the House Education and the Workforce Committee in support of H.R. 986, the Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2017, which the Committee is marking up later this morning.
This letter was sent to the members of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce in support of H.R. 986, the “Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2017.”