campaign finance

The US Chamber in the news - September 26

Aflac and Chubb Join Ranks of Companies Expanding Disclosure
Senate Republicans have blocked legislation that would have required all groups spending money on campaigns to identify their contributors, and the FEC has deadlocked along party lines, 3-3, on considering rules to require such disclosure. More...

States Fight Back!

In the wake of Citizens United, twenty-two states are fighting back against unlimited, anonymous corporate influence in their elections.  

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Chamber's Ads Mislead on Healthcare

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Republican Former FEC Chair Fact Checks US Chamber

The former Republican top dog at the Federal Election Commission is backing efforts to smoke out the anonymous campaign contributors who finance massive advertising buys by groups like the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. In a letter to Politico.com, Trevor Potter,  FEC commissioner from 1991 to 1995, wrote: More...

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How can you tell that momentum is building for change?

Well, one good sign is that the opposition starts getting nervous about your progress.

That’s why we took it as a positive sign that the U.S. Chamber of Commerce recently stepped up attacks on shareholders who attempt to make companies disclose political spending.

Earlier this month, I attended an almost comical presentation at the U.S. Chamber headquarters where speakers spent most of a four hour event attacking political spending disclosure resolutions as being bad for business.

I say ‘almost’ comical because, while much of the information is laughably wrong, the subject matter is far too important to joke about.

There are a number of things wrong with what I heard at this event, but I’d like to focus on two disturbing claims in particular.

Green for All: New Strategic Partnership with Small Business Majority

The U.S. Small Business Administration’s Office of Advocacy recently released a report that confirmed a fact many small business groups already know to be true: small businesses are leading the nation’s economic recovery. Green For All is one of the groups that has seen this first-hand. We have worked for years to support small green businesses with the skills and resources needed to create new jobs while improving our environment. We know from experience that small businesses are America’s principal drivers on the road to economic recovery. It is these businesses that are, time and time again, the most capable at fostering local community resilience in times of economic hardship.

The U.S. Women's Chamber of Commerce Rejects Ryan's Misogynistic Budget as an Economic Assault on Women and Women Businesses Owners

Today, the U.S. Women's Chamber of Commerce ( http://www.uswcc.org ) calls on congressional leaders to reject the Ryan Budget as wrong for the future of America, and pledges to take the case to protect the economic future of women to every community.