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Above the Fold

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

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) speaks as Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) listens at news conference in Washington, D.C.
Above the Fold

Two Senators Found an Unlikely Source for a New Path to the American Dream

Senators Warren and Sanders have discovered financial success from the written word.
J.D. Foster
Canadian, American and Mexican flags stand on stage ahead of the first round of North American Free Trade Agreement negotiations in Washington, D.C.
Above the Fold

All About That Base(line): How to Interpret the International Trade Commission Report on USMCA

Liberalized trade with Canada and Mexico has been important to the U.S. economy.
John G. Murphy
Highway in the desert with mountains and blue skies in the background.
Above the Fold

Life is a Highway – and We Can’t Drive It without the Insurance Industry

Every year, insurers fund road construction that would build a highway between Washington D.C. and Los Angeles?
Bill Hulse
Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (center left) shakes the hand of U.S. Chamber President and CEO Tom Donohue at the U.S.-Mexico CEO Dialogue in Merida, Yucatan, Mexico.
Above the Fold
In Your Corner

Business Can Strengthen the U.S.-Mexico Relationship

Trade with our neighbor to the south exceeds $1.8 billion daily and supports nearly 5 million American jobs.

Thomas J. Donohue

Above the Fold

Above the FoldApr 12, 2019 - 1:00pm
Waves off Anna Maria Island, United States.

Why American Businesses Need Modern Water Infrastructure

First-class water services are essential to improve the competitiveness of the U.S. economy.

Chuck Chaitovitz
Infrastructure
Above the FoldApr 12, 2019 - 10:45am
European Union and United States flags.

Driving the Strong Economic Relationship Between the U.S. and Europe

More than $3.75 billion in goods and services are traded across the Atlantic each day.

Garrett Workman
International Trade and Investment
Above the FoldApr 11, 2019 - 1:30pm
Space shuttle Atlantis in orbit on a mission in 2009.

Space Debris Concerns Create ‘Dust-Up’ Between the FCC and Commerce

Over the decades of human space travel, thousands of objects are now in orbit above the earth. They include working satellites and the International Space Station, but they also include old, out-of-commission satellites, used rocket components, and even a wrench and toothbrush.

Brian Higginbotham
Technology
Above the FoldApr 09, 2019 - 1:30pm
Small Business Infrastructure Reform

Small Business Owners Bear Brunt of Costs from Deteriorating Infrastructure

“Why aren’t we as a country investing in the maintenance and preservation of our existing infrastructure?”

Kaitlyn Ridel
Infrastructure
Transportation
Above the FoldApr 08, 2019 - 1:45pm
The American flag flies outside the U.S. Capitol.

These 7 Members of Congress Are Fighting for Job Creators Back Home and Across America

Every chance they got these representatives voted for pro-growth legislation.

Jack Howard
Above the FoldApr 08, 2019 - 9:00am
Buildings stand in darkness during a power outage in Caracas, Venezuela.

Only Free Enterprise Can Save Venezuela

What happens when a society loses its faith in free enterprise? In a word: Venezuela.

Thomas J. Donohue
International Trade and Investment
Above the FoldApr 05, 2019 - 10:15am
Barista making a drink in a coffee shop.

Better than a Minimum Wage Hike

In March 2019 the U.S. economy created 196,000 jobs. The unemployment rate is 3.8%.

J.D. Foster
Labor
Above the FoldApr 04, 2019 - 11:30am
Vehicles stand in line to enter the United States at the San Ysidro port of entry in Tijuana, Mexico.

How Closing the Southern Border Would Slam the U.S. Economy

U.S. goods and services trade with Mexico reached $678 billion last year or $1.85 billion per day.

John G. Murphy
International Trade and Investment
Above the FoldApr 03, 2019 - 1:00pm
A doctor examines a patient in an exam room in Silver Spring, Md.

Health Insurance for Thousands of Americans is at Risk Because of a Disappointing Court Decision

The U.S. Chamber will continue to work to support this policy in the courts.

Katie Mahoney
Health Care
Above the FoldApr 01, 2019 - 10:00am
Young people in a meeting in front of post-it notes and a whiteboard.

Millennial-Owned and Minority-Owned Companies Fueling Small Business Hiring Plans

Let's dig below the headlines of the most recent MetLife & U.S. Chamber of Commerce Small Business Index.

Thaddeus Swanek
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