The U.S. Chamber in the news - August 24

Posted by Dorry Samuels on August 24, 2012

China investment in US rises despite tough talk

Obama, who has sought deeper ties with China, says his administration has nevertheless stepped up trade complaints, and announced one in response to Chinese tariffs on US auto exports during a campaign trip to Ohio in July. But the administration, as well as the Republican-supporting US Chamber of Commerce, are actively seeking Chinese investment. They want to capitalize on the ambitions of state-owned and private Chinese companies to expand from the developing world to developed countries.

SEC Rule Will Require Tech Companies to Disclose Use of Minerals From Conflict Zones

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is also still threatening to file a lawsuit against the SEC, asserting that the cost for cleaning up supply chains is too high for companies, according to the Enough Project. The reality is that major companies such as Microsoft, General Electric, and Motorola have rejected the Chamber of Commerce's stance against the regulations, it said. And technology companies such as Intel, HP, Motorola Solutions and Apple have already established conflict-free programs ahead of the required SEC regulations, proving that clean supply chains are possible and profitable, it added.

Missouri Congressman Akin Target of Threat Probed by Authorities

The National Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee and the super-political action committee American Crossroads have said they would no longer help Akin. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, which had previously funded ads against McCaskill, won’t continue to be involved in the race, a spokeswoman told the Associated Press.

Equal Time for Politicians May Mean Less Ad Time for Other Marketers

The same hypothetical could wind up applying for congressional Democrats facing heavy incoming ad traffic from Republican groups such as Crossroads GPS, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Americans for Prosperity, and the 60-Plus Association. Senate and House candidates will push for equal time which may come at the expense of station commitments to either outside groups or commercial advertisers.

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The surprising answer from Google on its membership in the U.S. Chamber of Commerce

It can be hard to get a big corporation to go on record about anything – much less something controversial.

That’s why I was pleasantly surprised by the answer I got at Google’s annual shareholder meeting when I asked cofounder Larry Page why the company is a member of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, an organization that has publicly opposed many of Google’s positions and interests.

After receiving applause for my question, Google’s head lawyer David Drummond – who was helping Page to answer questions – responded that the company’s membership in the U.S. Chamber is something senior leadership debates a lot. He added that while there are some things that the U.S. Chamber is good for, there is a lot of stuff it does that Google doesn’t agree with.

He concluded by saying that, “while we are members for now, it’s something that we do review.”

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You can Google anything right?

Well, try going to the search engine and entering “Google’s political spending.”

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