United States Chamber of Commerce

The United States Chamber of Commerce is a private chamber of commerce in the United States. It is the world's largest business combination and represents

  • Through local chambers and associations associated 3 million companies. ( Direct members are some 10,000 companies )
  • 2800 State and local chambers
  • 830 business associations

The chamber since 1925, Lafayette Park, the northern part of the President 's Park opposite the White House in Washington DC. Busy you political scientists, lobbyists and lawyers. Their motto is "to develop human development through an economic, political and social system based on freedom, initiative, opportunity and responsibility. "

President of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and CEO is Tom J. Donohue, who is also president of the Center for International Private Enterprise, a program of the National Endowment for Democracy.

The Chamber issued between 1998 and 2005 for political lobbying in the U.S. 267 million U.S. $ and is thus by far the American Medical Association is the largest influencers on U.S. policy. You maintains Belgium has a dependence, represents U.S. business interests in the European Union, and many other as in Vietnam, Bangladeshi New Zealand, Italy and Germany.

Positions

The chamber enters

  • For George W. Bush's immigration reform in the U.S.
  • For the diversification of energy sources
  • For welfare reform ( privatization)
  • For drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
  • For offshore - oil extraction
  • For nuclear energy
  • For tax, ie income-related health care (health savings account )
  • For free trade
  • Against tax increases for businesses
  • Against minimum wage
  • Against Internet neutrality

And is neutral with respect to social issues such as abortion and gay marriage.

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