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Congress seized a historic moment to embrace progress and foster collaboration to restore confidence in our nation’s fiscal health and safeguard future generations.
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Industry professionals surveyed say that local permitting and zoning regulations are a key barrier in converting office space to other real estate uses.
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WASHINGTON, DC - Data from the 2019 Q4 MetLife & U.S. Chamber of Commerce Small Business Index (Index) indicates that employers are experiencing record high levels of confidence about their businesses and financial future.
American small businesses report record-high confidence despite economic uncertainty and looming trade wars.
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This Hill letter was sent to the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, supporting S. 2877, the “Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2019."
This Hill letter was sent to the Senate Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship, supporting the Nomination of Jovita Carranza to be Administrator of the Small Business Administration.
This Hill letter was sent to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, supporting the nomination of Paul Ray to be Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) in the Office of Management and Budget.
This Hill letter was sent to Representative Bryan Steil, supporting his bill, H.R. 4918, the "Helping Startups Continue to Grow Act."
The U.S. Chamber's recently launched Project GO, an initiative that advances corporate solutions to pressing societal challenges.
Today, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s U.S.-Africa Business Center announced plans to revitalize its U.S.-South Africa Business Council with the intent of doubling American commercial investment in the region by 2025. The announcement was made during the South Africa Investment Forum with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa.
A new era in commercial use of airspace has arrived, and with it commercial space launch and reentry operations from U.S. spaceports and federal ranges have introduced new complexities in deconfliction of air and space vehicles within existing management systems and procedures. The commercial space and air transportation communities are expected to grow markedly in the coming years.