An Open Letter to the President, Vice President, and Congressional Leaders To President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy: At the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, we know one of the most powerful and life-changing phrases is, “You got…
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This Election, Americans Demanded Action. Here’s Where to Start on Day One
We congratulate President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on having been declared the winners in this historic election. As U.S. Chamber of Commerce CEO Tom Donohue said on Saturday, “the U.S. Chamber stands ready to work with the Biden administration and leaders on both sides of the aisle to restore public health, revitalize…
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This Election, Americans Demanded Action. Here’s Where to Start on Day One
Of the many precedent-shattering aspects of this remarkable election year, massive voter turnout is one of the most striking. Ahead of Election Day, more than 80 million Americans have voted absentee or early, which is equivalent to 59.5% of total voter turnout in 2016. What do we make of this? Americans are feeling the tangible…
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Who We Stand For And What We Fight For
We are living in a remarkable moment of uncertainty stemming from the ongoing pandemic, the looming elections, and the economic recovery that for some is robust and others nonexistent. The best way to manage through so much uncertainty is to focus on what you know and control what you can. For all of us here…
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What is the K-Shaped Recovery?
Depending on where you sit in the COVID economy, business could be booming or on the brink of bankruptcy. The pandemic’s uneven economic impact on industries and workers has been stark. Enter the K-Shaped Recovery. Long gone is the notion that we’ll have a V-Shaped Recovery—a deep economic decline followed quickly by sharp rebound. Instead,…