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2016 State of American Business Address
14
January
Thursday
9:30AM
11:15AM
1 day
14
January
Thursday
9:30AM
11:15AM
1 day
Location
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
1615 H Street NW
Washington, DC 20062 Email address: press@uschamber.com
Phone: 202-463-5682
See map: Google Maps
U.S. Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Thomas J. Donohue delivered his annual State of American Business address, which included a press conference with Chamber Executive Vice President for Government Affairs Bruce Josten.
Read Tom Donohue's Dear 45 letter: Give American Business a Chance to Show the World What We Can Do
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A Look Back
As we look ahead toward our goals for 2016, we also take a look back at the work that was done in 2015 for the U.S. business community.
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U.S. Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Tom Donohue addressed the media in January at the State of American Business event.
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FiscalTrainWreck_BruceJosten
Bruce Josten, the Chamber’s executive vice president for government affairs, talked to the Washington Examiner about entitlement reform.
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Chamber President and CEO Tom Donohue appeared on CNBC's "SquawkBox" in March after the Capital Markets Summit, where he challenged regulators and Congress to put aside political rhetoric and focus on building a financial regulatory system that works.
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ProtectSmallBusinessRetirementRally2015
Small business owners descended on D.C. to oppose the new retirement rule that would restrict the advice financial experts can share with small business owners and employees.
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LaborDayPressBriefing
Randy Johnson (left), senior vice president for Labor, Immigration and Employee Benefits, and Marty Regalia, the Chamber's chief economist and senior vice president for tax and economic policy, were front and center at the annual Labor Day briefing.
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OxRadioInterviewCarolineHarris
Caroline Harris, the Chamber’s chief tax counsel and executive director of tax policy, talked tax policy with Dan “Ox” Oschner for his St. Cloud, Minn., “Ox in the Afternoon” program.
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HealthCareExpertKatieMahoney
Katie Mahoney, the Chamber’s executive director of health policy, discussed the Affordable Care Act with members during a briefing in May.
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ChamberExpertsAtHealthCareSummit
From left: The Chamber’s Aliya Wong, Jennifer Pierotti and Katie Mahoney take part in a panel at the 4th Annual Health Care Summit in October.
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The50to100Coalition
Strong bipartisan majorities in 2015 backed significant changes to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that stopped what would have been dramatic cost increases for small businesses.
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Energy.PowerPlantsLost
The Chamber led a group seeking a “stay” of the EPA’s unprecedented carbon emissions rulemaking. A June 2015 court ruling called the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards rule unlawful – but not before it killed power plants nationwide.
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GrindingToAHalt_LasVegas
In August, Karen Harbert, president and CEO of the U.S. Chamber’s Institute for 21st Century Energy, presented the "Grinding to a Halt" report in Las Vegas. The report detailed the impact of regulation on transportation projects.
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GIPCIPSummit
The 3rd Annual Global IP Summit in November highlighted the critical role of copyright, trademarks, patents, and trade secrets in driving innovation and creating jobs across diverse industries.
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Chamber'sJosten_ExImPassage
Bruce Josten, the U.S. Chamber’s executive vice president for government affairs, joined lawmakers on Capitol Hill in December to applaud the revival of the U.S. Export-Import Bank.
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Chamber'sTamiOverbyWelcomesShinzoAbe
Tami Overby, senior vice president for Asia at the Chamber, greeted Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in April during discussions with U.S. business executives on ways to strengthen the countries’ economic and trade ties.
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BrilliantandFromanDiscussTrade
U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman (right) and Myron Brilliant, Chamber executive vice president and head of International Affairs, addressed trade issues during the Japanese prime minister's visit.
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ColombianPresidentSantosVisitsUSChamber
The U.S. Chamber and the State Department led a trade mission to Colombia in October that provided American business leaders an opportunity to forge new relationships and cultivate existing ones with private sector counterparts in the country.
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IrelandPMEndaKennyVisitsUSChamberDonohue
Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny caught up with Chamber President and CEO Tom Donohue during a March visit to our nation’s capital.
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SoKoreanPresParkMeetsWithChamber'sBrilliant
Myron Brilliant, executive vice president and head of International Affairs, and the U.S.-Korea Business Council welcomed South Korean President Park Geun-hye to the Chamber in October.
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Chamber'sEisnerGreetsNigerianPresidetBuhari
In July, the Chamber's Scott Eisner, president of the U.S.-Africa Business Center, greeted Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari.
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Chamber'sMurphyFeaturedinTheHill
The trade efforts of John Murphy, the Chamber's senior vice president for International Policy, were featured in The Hill.
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Chamber'sDonohueAndAFLCIOHeadTrumpkaTestifyonTrade
Chamber President and CEO Tom Donohue and AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka both testified in April about trade.
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Biden, Pritzker SpeakatEducationEvent
Vice President Joe Biden and Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker both spoke at the first U.S.-Ukraine Business Forum, which was held in July.
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USCubaBusinessCouncil
The first board meeting of the U.S.-Cuba Business Council took place in Havana, Cuba, in November.
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USIBC40thAnniversary
The U.S.-India Business Council (USIBC) held its 40th Anniversary Leadership Summit in September.
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The Chamber’s Matthew Eggers (left) discussed the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act with Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.) at the cybersecurity summit in October.
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AboveTheFoldCyber
In its year-end tax and spending deal, Congress approved a cybersecurity information-sharing measure.
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AnnBeauchesne_ABC5interview
The U.S. Chamber’s Ann Beauchesne talked to the media in September about cybersecurity after a seminar in Minneapolis conducted with the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce.
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EDUCATION. ThePathForward
African-American K-12 students continue to perform at significantly lower levels than their white peers in every state, according to a new report issued in December by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation.
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HalletAwardGordonBethune
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce presented former Continental Airlines Chairman of the Board and CEO Gordon Bethune with the Carol B. Hallett Award for contributions to the aviation industry.
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CongressThankYouforPassingFASTAct
Congress, after years of short-term extensions, took a much-needed step and approved a five-year reauthorization to fund the nation’s federal transportation infrastructure. The move will enable businesses to create jobs and strengthen the economy.
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ChamberChairTamaraLundgrenOnInfrastructure
In May, Tamara Lundgren, then chairman of the U.S. Chamber’s board of directors, spoke on an Infrastructure Week kickoff event panel at Bloomberg Government with AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka and Vice President Joe Biden.
FreeEnterprise.com held its first hackathon in October at Chamber headquarters—a new venture for the organization and a first for any business association.
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WORKFORCE_in5questions_TheBusinessImpact
The Business Impact, the Chamber's podcast series, was launched with Tina Johnson-Marcel as the host. The program examines issues that are significantly altering the U.S. business landscape.
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chamberChairDucker, ILR PresidentLisaRickard
In September, Lisa A. Rickard, president of the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform, joined U.S. Chamber Chairman Michael L. Ducker (center) and Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner in Chicago to present the Lawsuit Climate Survey findings.
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InternetEverythingEversole
Amanda Eversole, president of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Center for Advanced Technology & Innovation, led discussion as the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation hosted September’s “Internet of Everything” event.
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TriangleRockDreamBig2015Winners
Triangle Rock Club – founded by former Marines with a passion for adventure, adrenaline, and climbing – was named the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s 2015 DREAM BIG Small Business of the Year.
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FormerPresBushAdressesHoHaudience
Former President George W. Bush offered remarks at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation's Hiring Our Heroes and the George W. Bush Institute’s Military Service Initiative “Mission Transition” program in June.
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SuzanneClarkWelcomesAlltoCorporateCitizenshipConnectEvent
Suzanne Clark, executive vice president, welcomed attendees to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation's Corporate Citizenship conference. The conference focused on how businesses build engagements that align local impact to global strategy.
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Chamber'sKovacsTestifiesSenateEPW
Bill Kovacs, the Chamber’s senior vice president of Environment, Technology & Regulatory Affairs, testified to a House committee about the importance of regulatory reform.
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PermitStreamlining
Permit streamlining provisions in the highway bill will speed up the approval process for significant infrastructure and manufacturing projects.
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JustGettingStarted
U.S. Chamber President and CEO Tom Donohue appeared on the Washington Examiner cover in June.
