U.S. Chamber of Commerce

The state of American business is “optimistic” despite inflationary pressures and economic threats from unknowable outside factors, the nation’s top business lobbyist said.

A pair of key Washington, D.C.-based organizations—the American Trucking Associations (ATA) and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce—gave positive feedback on a revised memo issued by the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) framework focused on how states utilize funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, or BIL).

Improvements in untangling supply chains have been offset by lingering worker shortages, America’s top business lobbyist said in her comprehensive economic forecast for 2023. Chamber President and CEO Suzanne P. Clark described how despite economic uncertainty, American business is “strong and optimistic” and will continue to lead the country forward this year.

As the clock continues to tick down towards the 12:01 A.M. September 16 deadline, which will officially mark the end of a 30-day cooling off period between the 12 United States-based railroad labor unions and six largest freight railroad carriers, tensions continue to run high, given the ongoing uncertainty afloat, even though 10 of the 12 unions have reached tentative labor agreements.

A pair of prominent Washington-based business groups -- the National Retail Federation (NRF) and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce -- respectively sent letters this week to President Biden, calling on the White House to work with Class I rail carriers and 12 U.S.-based rail labor unions on reaching labor accord.

UPS CEO Carol Tomé discussed issues that will shape 2022 and beyond during the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s State of American Business video conference on January 11. Issues she covered included economic trends and global competition to policy challenges and opportunities.

The state of American business is able, agile, resilient and ready. Those are the words from new U.S. Chamber President and CEO Suzanne Clark, who predicted U.S. business resiliency in her first “State of American Business” economic preview for 2022.

​The trucking industry is joining other business lobbying groups for a late push to pass the bipartisan $1 trillion roads and bridges infrastructure plan and leave a much larger $3.5 trillion “human infrastructure” package to another day.

Despite crushing unemployment of more than 10 million Americans and historic unrest in wake of the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, the chief executive of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce called the state of American business “resilient” in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, social unrest and distrust in U.S. institutions.

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, although no doubt leaning Republican and backing politicians with pro-business agendas, never takes a stance on presidential preferences. And 2020 will be no exception. But that hardly means the Chamber will be sitting on the sidelines when it comes to transport and logistics’ priorities this year.

In a media conference call this week, Neil Bradley, U.S. Chamber of Commerce executive vice president and chief policy officer, said that time is of the essence for Congress to move forward and enact USCMA sooner than later.

Infrastructure is having a good month in Washington. Lobbyists and lawmakers are eagerly optimistic about a bill coming out of Congress this year. And President Donald J. Trump talked up infrastructure a bit during his State of the Union address.

Thomas Donohue is tired of just talking about infrastructure. Now, he’s putting the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s money where his mouth is.

Breaking down barriers to U.S. supply chain efficiency needs to be a major focus of America’s economic agenda instead of the “America First” fascination by the current administration.

One year after he first promised to make America’s highways great again, President Donald Trump again is touting what at first glance appears to be a bold $1.5 trillion infrastructure program. And once again, he makes no concrete way of paying for it. In his State of the Union address last night, Trump asked Congress to produce a bill that generates at least $1.5 trillion “for the new infrastructure investment we need.” But such a deal likely will be paid for...