Posted by Chamber Grassroots on May 16th at 11:19am
Last week, the U.S. Chamber launched the latest wave of our 2012 voter education and grassroots mobilization campaign – the largest and most aggressive of its kind in the Chamber’s 100 year history.
This November, voters have the choice between more government mandated solutions or the resurgence of free enterprise, the one economic system that will allow job creators, investors and the American people to lead our economic recovery. With your help, and the help of state and local chambers of commerce, we’re working across the nation to make sure jobs are on the ballot this November.
We’re shedding light on which candidates are willing to fight for the ideals of American enterprise, and who will continue to inflict taxes, regulatory barriers and out of control spending on small businesses.
Watch the latest round of our voter education ads below.
Posted by Chamber Grassroots on May 11th at 8:54am
Top Broadcast and Cable Networks, Studios, Talent Agencies, and GuildsJoin Unprecedented Campaign to Help Veterans Succeed in Return to Civilian Life
LOS ANGELES, CA—The U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Hiring Our Heroes program announced today it is joining with the entertainment industry as part of the new veterans initiative, Got Your 6™. The campaign brings together an unprecedented group of supporters, including nearly every major studio, broadcast and cable network, talent agency, and guild in the entertainment industry. Hiring Our Heroes will serve as the lead non-profit partner for the jobs pillar of the campaign.
“It is an honor for Hiring Our Heroes to be a part of an effort that carries such a powerful and influential voice,” said Lt. Col. Kevin Schmiegel (Ret.), executive director of the U.S. Chamber’s Hiring Our Heroes program. “To see virtually every major player in Hollywood come together on this initiative is a clear indicator they recognize the importance of our mission – to help the men and women who serve our country. We look forward to working with Got Your 6 to reach millions of Americans and demonstrate the value that veterans and military spouses bring to the table.”
As part of the initiative, Got Your 6 will work with Hiring Our Heroes to facilitate commitments toward the “Hiring 500,000 Heroes” campaign. The U.S. Chamber, National Chamber Foundation, and Capital One launched “Hiring 500,000 Heroes” on March 28, 2012, with a goal of engaging the business community in committing to hire 500,000 veterans and military spouses by the end of 2014.
“Got your six” is a military expression that means “I’ve got your back, and you’ve got mine.” The six o’clock position or “six” is the designation of the rear of a military formation. Initially conceived as an entertainment industry commitment at the Clinton Global Initiative America convening in Chicago in June 2011, Got Your 6 launches today with tremendous strength. The campaign will mobilize the assets, expertise and talent of the entertainment industry, spanning film, television, gaming, print, radio, outdoor media, and social platforms to build awareness around this important issue.
“Over the next five years, more than one million service members will return to civilian life,” said Chris Marvin, managing director of Got Your 6 and director of Civilian-Military Partnerships for ServiceNation. “It is imperative that Americans see this as an opportunity. As we welcome this generation of veterans home, it is crucial that we view them and their families as leaders and civic assets. With the full support of so many outstanding organizations like Hiring Our Heroes, Got Your 6 is a clear call to action for all Americans to join with our veterans in reinvigorating our communities.”
In March 2011, the Chamber, in conjunction with the National Chamber Foundation, launched its Hiring Our Heroes program, a nationwide effort to help veterans and military spouses find meaningful employment. The Chamber started the program to improve public-private sector coordination in local communities, where veterans and their families are returning every day. To date, Hiring Our Heroes has hosted 162 hiring fairs in 48 states and the District of Columbia, helping more than 9,000 veterans and military spouses find employment.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is the world’s largest business federation representing the interests of more than 3 million businesses of all sizes, sectors, and regions, as well as state and local chambers and industry associations.
That’s likely what we can expect out of the economy in 2012, according to this Politico piece predicting that this will be the “year of the wild economy.”
The rise and fall of the stock market. Good jobs numbers one month — and not-so-good numbers the next. We can likely expect more of that from our fragile economy over the next 12 months. Just take a look at this week’s headlines, which herald both the quickening of manufacturing sector growth — and slowed overall job growth in the month of April.
One step forward. One step back. Unfortunately, the current political climate in D.C. doesn’t help the situation. The job-creating Keystone XL pipeline remains stalled; the NLRB remains unchecked; meaningful tax reform has taken a backseat to partisan “tax fairness” rhetoric; and, the U.S. Senate hasn’t even passed a budget in more than three years.
We’ll keep fighting for change through legislation — but it’s clear that real change is going to have to come at the ballot box. We need leaders who won’t just stand idly by while the American economy gets nauseous over this roller coaster ride. We need leaders who will fight for agenda that brings certainty to the system and allows our employers to start hiring and investing again.
That’s exactly the aim of our unprecedented 2012 Voter Education campaign — and we need your help to make it a success.
As our National Political Director, Rob Engstrom, recently told the New York Times: “We’re going to shape the environment now instead of waiting for the environment that comes later.”
Thanks for joining our efforts. It’s time to end the roller coaster ride and get the American economy back on track.
Posted by Chamber Grassroots on April 30th at 9:50am
Stand with the job creators, innovators, and entrepreneurs that drive growth.
This week, the U.S. Chamber is celebrating our 100th Anniversary -- a century of standing up in the name of American Enterprise and representing the voice of businesses across the country in Washington D. C.
In order to properly honor the entrepreneurs, the innovators, and the small business leaders that are the drivers of our free enterprise system, we’re asking all of our friends to unite on Facebook and spread the word to STAND UP for American Enterprise.
Click the image below and sign in with Facebook to show your family and friends that you stand up for American Enterprise and the issues that are vital to its success: lowering taxes, stopping Obamacare, increasing American energy, and reining in government regulations.
The real power of this tool lies in its ability to share and spread this message right there with your Facebook network. So take a moment to click and show your friends that you care about free markets and the people and principles that make America great.
Posted by Chamber Grassroots on April 24th at 1:50pm
6.1 billion hours ensuring that they’re in compliance with the 3.4 million words that make up the our tax code; that’s the time and effort that Americans spent this tax season sumbitting their tax returns.
Complexity isn’t the only thing that Americans should be concerned about. By the end of the year, the 2001-2003 tax cuts are set to expire, sending tax rates for some individuals and small businesses up to almost 40%. All the while, few in Congress are concentrating on the true solutions to resolve these issues.
It is clear to us that America need comprehensive tax reform that not only improves efficiency by providing simplicity, but will help our country achieve national priorities; like creating jobs and growing our economy. Do you agree?
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Vernon Naffier says: "While the Affordable Health Care law leaves much to be desired, it does introduce some corrections t ..." on Should the health care law be overturned?
Joseph E Illian says: " The question of, should the health care law, be overturned is actually an oxymoron.It was actually ..." on Should the health care law be overturned?
Dennis Santillo says: "Obamacare should be overturned for the many reasons stated, chiefly, from the Court's perspective, b ..." on Should the health care law be overturned?
Ed Stephens says: "Absolutely! It's an oxymoron to call the bill the 'Affordable' Care Act when it's anything BUT affor ..." on Should the health care law be overturned?
Hank Simpson says: "It is not only the cost to maintain this Obomacare Health program, it is the entirety of all the add ..." on Should the health care law be overturned?
John Totten says: "The only people voting to overturn the law stand in good company. The company of Justice Scalia who, ..." on Should the health care law be overturned?
Tony Warren says: "ObamaCare absolutely should be overturned. It is to expensive and will lead to higher costs to empl ..." on Should the health care law be overturned?