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The U.S. Chamber in the News - October 25
Top 10 Ways the U.S. Chamber Hurts Americans
In its newest web feature, Top 10 Ways the U.S. Chamber Hurts Americans, the American Association for Justice (AAJ) exposes the U.S. Chamber's actions to bail out Wall Street, close the court house door on American consumers and businesses, protect polluters and drown elections in corporate money. The list focuses on efforts that have had a direct, negative impact on Americans. [Herald online]
US Chamber dominates election spending by business groups
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has money to burn on the 2012 election -- the
latest example is a slickly produced 2-minute video urging Americans to "vote for jobs" on Election Day. The video doesn't explicitly say to vote for Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney -- the chamber contends it stays out of presidential politics. But the video's message of "less government" and "lower taxes" makes it clear the chamber is no fan of President Barack Obama. [L.A. Biz]
U.S. business group urges regulation of litigation funders
A business lobby group has called on the U.S. Congress to regulate companies that provide financing for commercial lawsuits, describing the practice as "coercive enterprise". The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Institute for Legal Reform, a long-time critic of third-party litigation funders like Juridica Investments Ltd and Burford Capital Ltd, issued a report on Wednesday urging regulation by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission. [Reuters]
Out-of-state PAC spending on Maine's US Senate race dwarfs candidates' efforts
Out-of-state organizations have spent as much as 70 percent more money per voter attempting to influence Maine's U.S. Senate election than the campaigns themselves as cash from national groups pours into a race critical to control of the Senate. Both the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the National Republican Senatorial Committee had spent more than $1.3 million to help Summers, while Americans Elect and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee spent more than $1 million each to support King or oppose Summers. The candidates, by comparison, had spent slightly more than $3.4 million as of Oct. 17, according to the campaigns and reports to the Federal Election Commission. [Morning Sentinel]
