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Above the Fold

What you need to know about policy that affects the business community.

Above the Fold

X-Men for Financial Regulatory Reform

Ten years after the financial crisis, an inadequate regulatory system plagues our financial system.

Tom Quaadman

Drug addiction claims 72,000 lives a year.

Above the Fold

In Your Corner

Chamber to Congress: Pass Opioid Bill

There’s no time to delay as opioids are claiming more lives daily, and communities are being undermined.

Thomas J. Donohue

Above the Fold

Business Community Leadership is Critical for a Healthy Environment

Companies are increasingly aware of the need to compete based on the efficiency of their resource use.

Gary Litman

A worker secures plywood over the windows of a beauty supply store ahead of Hurricane Florence in Wilmington, NC.

Above the Fold

Seven Ways Your Chamber Can Prepare for Hurricane Florence

There’s still time to prepare your community ahead of Hurricane Florence’s landfall this week.

Brooks Nelson

Above the Fold

Above the FoldSep 10, 2018 - 12:45pm

Mother playing with a baby in a Graco Bay Products play pen.

We’re Expecting Our First Child. The Trade War Is Hitting Our Family.

One company faces the potential for a 10% to 25% tariff on many of its car seats, high chairs, baby swings and play pens.

Kris Denzel

International Trade and Investment

Above the FoldSep 10, 2018 - 9:00am

Consumers benefit from the responsible use of data.

Businesses and Consumers Have Stakes in Data Privacy

The time is now for smart, effective, and thoughtful solutions to this complex challenge.

Thomas J. Donohue

Technology

Above the FoldSep 07, 2018 - 9:30am

Social Security checks are printed in Philadelphia, PA.

Entitlement Chastenings

Jobs grew by 201,000 jobs in August, and the unemployment rate remained at 3.9%.

J.D. Foster

Debt and Deficit

Above the FoldSep 06, 2018 - 1:30pm

Defense Department’s Contracting Regulation Needs Improvement

A proposed regulation would reduce defense contract progress payments as much as 30% below current standards.

Christian Zur

Federal Contracting

National and Cyber Security

Above the FoldSep 06, 2018 - 9:15am

2018 Q3 Metlife and U.S. Chamber of Commerce Small Business Index: 69.7.

Small Business Optimism Keeps Growing as Access to Capital Remains Strong

The Metlife & U.S. Chamber of Commerce Small Business Index moved up to 68.9 in Q3, hitting another record high.

U.S. Chamber Staff

Financial Regulation

Above the FoldSep 03, 2018 - 9:00am

Thank You, American Workers

This Labor Day, take a moment to remember why the holiday was established.

Thomas J. Donohue

Labor

Above the FoldAug 30, 2018 - 2:00pm

Health insurance illustration: calculator, money, syringe, pills, bills.

Quick Take: Your Primer on the Health Insurance Tax

Many Americans will face a $20.3 billion tax hike starting in January 2020 if nothing is done.

U.S. Chamber Staff

Health Care

Above the FoldAug 29, 2018 - 10:00am

Shipping containers sit stacked at the Port of Oakland in Oakland, CA.

Piling On: These States Got Walloped by the Latest Trade War Escalation

The tit-for-tat escalation of the tariff war continues. China imposed tariffs on an additional $16 billion in U.S. exports on August 23.

U.S. Chamber Staff

International Trade and Investment

Above the FoldAug 27, 2018 - 9:00am

Tax Reform Tied to Lower Electricity Costs

The positive effects of tax reform ripple through the economy, benefiting both businesses and consumers in a number of ways.

Thomas J. Donohue

Economic Growth

Energy

Above the FoldAug 24, 2018 - 12:15pm

China and U.S. flags superimposed on shipping containers.

Quick Take: Your Primer on Trump’s China Tariffs

Tariffs fall squarely on the shoulders of American consumers, manufacturers, farmers, and ranchers.

U.S. Chamber Staff

International Trade and Investment