(Letter circulated to relevant committee staff in House and Senate, written by John Murphy, V.P. International Affairs, US Chamber of Commerce) More than two years ago, the U.S. Chamber called for a national goal to double U.S. exports in the next five years. We were pleased President Obama echoed that goal in his State of the [...]
By Tom Donohue, President and CEO, U.S. Chamber of Commerce For the naysayers who argue that American manufacturing is dead (it’s not!), let me suggest that they take a look at what’s happening in the aerospace industry. Despite the recent economic downturn, aerospace achieved $215 billion in sales last year, all while providing more than [...]
Utah is among the top U.S. states in a number of performance categories important to spurring job creation and economic development. The state made the top 10 in five categories of a new U.S. Chamber of Commerce study — support for entrepreneurship, exports, infrastructure, work force development and training, and tax and regulatory systems.
By John Murphy – Chamber Post (U.S. Chamber Blog) In a speech at the National Press Club last Friday Chamber president and CEO Tom Donohue unveiled an economic impact study of Free Trade Agreements entitled “Opening Markets, Creating Jobs.” It found that 17.7 million American jobs depend on trade with 14 countries with which we [...]
Source: Reuters By Roberta Rampton WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Enhanced trade with China could boost employment in the United States, U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk said on Tuesday, adding that the Obama administration hoped to ease friction in commercial ties with China. U.S. imports of Chinese goods have soared in recent years, pushing the trade deficit [...]
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