U.S. Chamber of Commerce

The Corporate Transparency Act went into effect in January, with the intent to identify shell companies that are engaged in money laundering or terrorism-type activities.  However, the legislation will have an impact on farm county, especially on farmers and ranchers.   “...

Last week over 100 House members wrote a letter supporting the modernization of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The letter, spearheaded by Central Washington’s Dan Newhouse and House Republican Whip Steve Scalise, encourages environmental leadership while eliminating the “negative effects of permitting delays for critical infrastructure projects” across the country. “We const ... R

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce continues its pressure for Congress to pass USMCA.  In a letter to all House of Representative members, the organization says the U.S. “cannot afford for enactment of USMCA to fall by the wayside.”  The letter coins the term “No Rest Recess,” in calling on lawmakers to pass the agreement, following the current two-week recess.   The Chamber said USMCA i...

The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee has approved a bill to protect the nation’s food supply.  The committee unanimously approved The Protecting America’s Food & Agriculture Act of 2019, introduced by Senate Agriculture Committee leaders Pat Roberts and Debbie Stabenow.  The bill would aut...

Major U.S. businesses are putting together a large coalition to help lobby lawmakers and ask them to ratify the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement. An industry source tells Politico that up to three dozen associations across different sectors of the economy are involved...

Major U.S. businesses are putting together a large coalition to help lobby lawmakers and ask them to ratify the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement. An industry source tells Politico that up to three dozen associations across different sectors of the economy are involved...

All sides of NAFTA want a trilateral deal between the U.S., Canada and Mexico, as the White House is pushing towards separate deals. Trade officials from Mexico, along with key lawmakers and trade officials in the U.S., agree a two-way NAFTA is “incomplete,” and won’t win the approval of the U.S. Congress. Pres...

Providing aid to industries impacted by negative trade policy could cost the nation $39 billion, according to new data by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.  Farmers are expected to receive a $12 billion aid package to lessen the burden of trade disputes by the Trump administration.   ...

The leader of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce said the wrong move on trade policy poses serious risk to economic growth.  In the annual “State of American Business” address, Chamber President and CEO Tom Donohue says that if the U.S. is not leading on ...