Supporters of the new immigration bill are undertaking efforts to push the measure through Congress and onto the president’s desk. Tom Donohue, president the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the nation’s largest business lobby, said the proposal meets the goals of ...
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Immigrants stand during the playing of the National Anthem at a U.S. naturalization ceremony in New York, on April 17, 2013 at 26 Federal Plaza.
U.S. Chamber Spearheads Effort to Pass Immigration Bill
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Worker Kevin Foste installs a U.S. Chamber of Commerce sign at the Union Station Metro stop in Washington.
U.S. Chamber Doubled Lobby Spending
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and its affiliate pushing for limits on lawsuits doubled its lobbying spending to $135.5 million in 2012, newly released figures show. The chamber and its Institute for Legal Reform reported spending $65.8 million in 2011....
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Houston homebuilder Bob Perry
Perry’s $2 Million Top Donation to Republican Governors Group
The Republican Governors Association raised $14.8 million in this year’s third quarter, including $2 million from Houston homebuilder Bob Perry, it said in a filing to the Internal Revenue Service. Perry’s donation was the largest to the RGA during the...
Read more »Washington Daybook: Stressed Out
Even with Congress out, Washington can be a stressful place. Regulators are hoping they can figure out just how much stress banks can take before they break. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s board votes today on final Dodd-Frank rules governing...
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Employees monitor the production of construction machinery at Sany Heavy Industry Co.'s assembly shop in Changsha, Hunan Province, China.
Chamber’s Chavern: ‘Activism’ in Education, not ‘China-Bashing’
Republican Mitt Romney has pledged, on Day One of his presidency, to label China a currency manipulator. David Chavern, chief operating officer of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, said today: “I don’t love China-bashing.” “Without regard to what party you...
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