The lobbying group says businesses want to see progress. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the largest business lobbying group in the nation, has communicated to Congress that businesses…
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Tentative Railroad Labor Deal Reached
President Biden calls it a “big win.” A handshake deal was reached on Thursday morning between unions and major railroads. President Biden’s administration had held negotiation discussions for…
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Freight Rail Lines to Halt Hazard Transport
Negotiations continue in the attempt to avoid a strike. Freight railroads said they are planning to halt the transportation of hazardous minerals and sensitive cargo, such as chemicals…
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Administration Restores Environmental Policies
The measure could stall needed infrastructure projects. President Biden’s administration is reinstating stricter environmental standards for approving new pipelines, highways, power plants, and other construction projects, including requiring…
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Homeland Security Warns of Counterfeit Goods
Efforts made to alert shoppers as they prepare to buy on Black Friday. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Customs and Border Protection, and Homeland Security Investigations hosted an…
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Senate Bill to Counter China’s Influence
U.S. Innovation and Competition Act gets support from U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s Endless Frontiers Act, a bill designed to compete with China in…
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President Updates Environmental Permitting Requirements
Some rules have not changed since the Nixon administration. President Trump is revealing updates to decades-old environmental permitting requirements in an effort to speed approval of infrastructure projects…
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