During the postwar economic boom, President Eisenhower built out the roads, waterways, and bridges that became the arteries of American commerce. His ambitious infrastructure plan, including the Interstate Highway System that bears his name, helped lay the foundation for the biggest economic expansion of the last 100 years. President Eisenhower made history by building an…
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Kaitlyn Ridel
Small Business Owners Bear Brunt of Costs from Deteriorating Infrastructure
With infrastructure as a top policy priority for the White House and recent momentum in state legislatures, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce is hopeful Congress will pass an infrastructure bill this year – a move that could profoundly impact the small business community. From product damage and vehicle maintenance to employee safety, small business owners…
Featured Blog, Thomas J. Donohue
Planting Our Flag in Commercial Space
As the pace of technology progresses, one thing becomes increasingly clear – space is the new economic frontier. In recent years, the commercial space industry has taken off, growing from $175 billion in revenues in 2005 to $385 billion in 2017. As more private investors look to plant their flags, growth will continue to skyrocket.…
Featured Blog, US Chamber Staff
5 Reasons We Support the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement
It’s no secret that the Chamber has long supported the benefits of free and open trade. Selling more of our goods and services to the 95% of the world’s consumers who live outside our borders is crucial to creating American jobs, helping small businesses, and keeping our edge in a fiercely competitive world economy. That’s…
Featured Blog, Sean Hackbarth
Shutdown Strains Businesses Across the Country
The partial government shutdown has passed the one-month mark. While leaders in Washington struggle to reopen the government, workers and businesses bear the brunt. The shutdown reminds us that the federal government is an important institution for America’s free enterprise system. “The simple reality is individuals and businesses depend in many ways on the federal…
Featured Blog, Sean Hackbarth
Why We Should Lift the Steel and Aluminum Tariffs on Canada and Mexico
After more than a year of negotiations, negotiators reached a deal in October on a new trade agreement covering North America – the United State-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). As they pursued that deal, administration officials repeatedly suggested that U.S. tariffs were imposed on imports of steel and aluminum from Canada and Mexico as a negotiating tactic. The administration…