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Governors Gather in Washington to Launch U.S. Chamber's Jobs Report
By David Sessions - Politics DailyA group of governors from both parties met Monday at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce for a discussion of state-level job creation. Govenors Rick Perry (R-Tex.), Bill Richardson (D-N. Mex.), Jack Markell (D-Del.), Tim Pawlenty (R-Minn.), Donald Carcieri (R-R.I.), and Joe Manchin (D-W. Va.) were on hand to celebrate a new report commissioned by the Chamber that ranks states on the job-creation performance. The report, completed by the Praxis Strategy Group, is part of the Chamber's "American Free Enterprise" initiative launched last October to promote free-market alternatives to the Obama ...
Is the Business Community Pro-Swine Flu?
By David Corn - Politics DailyThis is cold. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the major business lobby, opposes legislation to provide workers paid sick leave -- even as flu season approaches. That's not only Scrooge-like. It's bad for public health. Allowing workers to stay home when they're ill has always been a good idea. They recover quicker. And who wants all those germs in the workplace? But it's more important when a nation is trying to prevent a pandemic. Health officials have been urging Americans to call in sick if they contract the flu, for that is one of the best ways to keep the spread of H1N1 in check. But plenty ...
Chamber of Commerce Eyes Study of Health Reform Costs, Using Results as Political Weapon
By David Sessions - Politics DailyAn internal e-mail obtained by the Washington Post revealed that the U.S. Chamber of Commerce is collecting funds to hire a big-league economist to study the costs of health care reform. The e-mail, disclosing part of the organization's battle plan against President Obama's reform effort, predicts that the business lobby will be able to use the study as a weapon. "The economist will then circulate a sign-on letter to hundreds of other economists saying that the bill will kill jobs and hurt the economy," wrote James P. Gelfand, the Chamber's senior health policy official. "We will then be able ...
Senate Energy Bill: Obama, Biden and Cabinet Go All-In on Another Top Priority
By Jill Lawrence - Politics DailyNothing says all-in like having the president, the vice president, three Cabinet secretaries, and two agency heads send the same "we care" message on the same day. It's all about achieving liftoff for the Senate energy and climate bill that's in the spotlight this week. It may seem as if that part of President Obama's agenda, involving the controversial "cap and trade" system of curbing carbon emissions, has been nudged off to the side while he and Congress deal with everything from CEO bonuses to overhauling the health care system. The events of Tuesday are a reminder that for this ...
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Relaunches Capitalism (Take That, Obama!)
By David Sessions - Politics DailyThe U.S. Chamber of Commerce launched a highly political nationwide PR campaign intended to relaunch capitalism itself. The Chamber will spend tens of millions of dollars and buy advertising nationwide to persuade the American public that its agenda -- low taxes, open markets, and loose regulation -- are crucial elements of a job recovery. The new television spots, previewed for staff and press at the launch event Wednesday, celebrate small American entrepreneurs and argue that government intervention will not spur permanent job growth. The Chamber says the intensified lobbying effort ...
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