Improving Government
While a flourishing business community and a competitive workforce drive our economy, the government sets the conditions for success. We work with leaders in business and government to create the certainty needed for businesses to hire, invest, and grow. It’s through sustained growth that people, communities, and our society will advance and thrive.
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Growing Our Economy
The U.S. Chamber believes America needs a national priority for growth, driven by people through innovation and productivity and fostered through sound public policy. That's why we are outlining policies to help us reach the goal of 3% annual real economic growth.
U.S. Chamber members range from small businesses and chambers of commerce across the country to startups in fast-growing sectors, leading industry associations, and global corporations.
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Our Work
The U.S. Chamber advocates for policies that foster business growth and innovation. Recognizing that meaningful, long-lasting policy requires buy-in from both sides of the aisle, we collaborate with lawmakers to advance bipartisan solutions. We also work across the three branches of government to enact smart regulation, a competitive tax code, a rational legal environment, a robust trade agenda, and investment in the future.
Events
- Workforce2026 Military Spouse Employment SummitThursday, May 2110:00 AM EDT - 02:30 PM EDTHybridLearn More
- TechnologyAI + Work (Talent Forward 2026)Wednesday, May 2708:15 AM EDT - 05:30 PM EDTU.S. Chamber of Commerce, 1615 H St NW, Washington, DC 20062Learn More
- Chambers of Commerce2026 Midwest InstituteSunday, May 31 - Thursday, June 0410:00 AM EDT - 11:30 AM EDTHybridLearn More
Latest Content
- As Shutdown Continues, Small Businesses and Economic Growth SufferA common misperception is that legal immigrants compete with American workers for scarce jobs. The reality is that legal immigrants help grow the economy and support more higher-paying jobs.Members of the U.S. Chamber’s Small Business Council brought concerns from Main Streets across the country to Washington during their recent fall meeting.The hotel's business is built around its proximity to the popular Cumberland Island National Seashore, where access and public services are limited amid the shutdown.Impacts would include less funding for small business, travel delays, and ripple effects in communities across America.For a veteran-founded small business in North Carolina, the ongoing shutdown means general uncertainty and the potential for lost sales.The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Greenville-Pitt County Chamber of Commerce hosted U.S. Representative Greg Murphy (R-NC-03) for a roundtable discussion in Greenville, North Carolina with local business leaders on pro-growth business tax provisions.The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce hosted U.S. Representative Russell Fry (R-SC-07) for a roundtable discussion in Little River, South Carolina with local business leaders on pro-growth business tax provisions.Support Your Local Chamber of Commerce Day, which takes place on the third Wednesday of every October, is a great time to highlight the work that chambers do every day to promote free enterprise, boost the economy, and celebrate their local communities.
