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U.S. Chamber’s “Jobs Agenda” Doesn’t Create Jobs, Say Advocates in Advance of “State of American Business” Address

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U.S. Chamber’s “Jobs Agenda” Doesn’t Create Jobs, Say Advocates in Advance of “State of American Business” Address
Chamber-Proposed Deregulation and Tax Breaks Benefit Big Business at the Expense of the 99%

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U.S. Chamber’s Truth in Advertising Troubles Continue

U.S. Chamber’s Truth in Advertising Troubles Continue
Secret undisclosed money used to fabricate claims in TV ad for Republican candidate in NY-26

May 20, 2011
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The U.S. Chamber is at it again. In their new ad urging western New Yorkers to vote for Republican congressional candidate Jane Corwin in Tuesday’s special election, the Chamber uses text from a supposed article in a local newspaper to tout Corwin’s record. The problem? The article doesn’t exist. 

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US CHAMBER WATCH TO SPEAKER-ELECT BOEHNER: LISTEN TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, NOT CORPORATIONS

Washington, DC—Today, US Chamber Watch released the statement of spokesman Christy Setzer on the results of last night’s elections:

“Today, Speaker-Elect John Boehner pledged to ‘listen to the American people’ as he and the new Republican leadership craft an agenda to move our country forward. We sincerely hope he does. Unfortunately, all indications are that Boehner—pegged as a ‘Chamber of Commerce Republican’ for his allegiance to his wealthy corporate backers—will continue down the path notably seen during this current Congress, when Republicans voted in lockstep with the corporate interests funding their lobbying agenda—and ultimately their campaigns.

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U.S. CHAMBER’S POLITICAL MONEY UNDER FIRE… AGAIN

Foreign donors scandal the latest in string of legal controversies involving Chamber’s $75 million political program

Washington, DC—A Think Progress report today suggesting that the U.S. Chamber of Commerce may have used foreign contributions to support its political operations is the latest in a string of scandals involving the lobbying giant’s use of money.

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"GOP, U.S. Chamber Of Commerce Beat Back Bill To Combat Outsourcing"

Huffington Post, 9/28/10

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The Hill: Chamber launches Boxer attack ad

The Hill, 9/28/10

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On Wind Insurance, Local MS Chamber Tells U.S. Chamber "You Don't Understand the Issue"

GulfLive.com: FROM JACKSON CO. TO U.S. CHAMBER: You don't understand the issue

Op-Ed, 9/25/10

Excerpt from letter to the U.S. Chamber by Morris Strickland, chairman of the board of the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce, and Carla G. Todd, its president and CEO.

“At the monthly meeting of the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors in Pascagoula, Miss., we agreed unanimously to send you a letter expressing our concern over your recent opposition to House Resolution 1264, the "Multiple Peril Insurance Act."… We regret that in doing your due diligence for your position on this bill, you did not call the Gulf region Chambers of Commerce that were at the center of Katrina… We implore the U.S. Chamber to take another look at the multiple-peril issue. Please don't be quick to seal the fate of thousands of citizens that live in the Southeast.”

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U.S. Chamber is "800 Pound Gorilla" This Election Cycle, "Like Giving Republicans an Extra National Organization"

Politico Op-Ed: Why 1982 Offers No Solace to Dems

By: Jacob S. Hacker and Paul Pierson, 9/16/10

“The 800-pound gorilla is the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, which has emerged as the deepest-pocketed foe of the Obama administration. It has pledged more than $75 million to defeat high-profile Democrats. That’s more than the combined total of the $22 million cash on hand of the RNC and $36 million of the Democratic National Committee. With its huge resources and ability to target money on critical races, the Chamber’s expanding role is almost like giving the Republicans an extra national organization.”

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U.S. Chamber "Backs Away" From Small Business Bill by Supporting Amemdment To Strip Preventative Care Fund

Times Picayune: Sen. Mary Landrieu hailed at milestone in effort to help small businesses

By Jonathan Tilove, 9/14/10

The Times Picayune reported on the U.S. Chamber’s aggressive support for an amendment to the Small Business Jobs Act that would repeal provision 1099 reporting requirements on small businesses.  The amendment failed to pass but according to Tilove,“Bringing the 1099 grievance to bear on the small-business bill was seen by some Democrats as a Republican stalling tactic, and it may have succeeded in giving the Chamber reason, or cover, to back away from a bill that has come to take on a highly partisan edge in the run-up to the mid-term elections.”

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