Ways and Means chair probes Chamber of Commerce Foundation donations
House Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith (R-Missouri) Second letter The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation fined the Tides Foundation on Monday as it continues its investigation into donations from the left-leaning nonprofit. Smith sent his first letter in May, investigating millions of dollars in donations the foundation received from the Tides Foundation, a donor-advised […]
President of U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation Stepping Down
The chairman of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation (USCCF) plans to step down “at the end of the summer” amid a House of Representatives investigation into donations the foundation received from the Tides Foundation, according to an internal memo. U.S. Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Suzanne Clark wrote in an internal memo that […]
Chamber Of Commerce, Big Oil Look To Protect Biden’s Climate Law From Possible Trump Repeal
The Chamber of Commerce and America’s leading oil and gas industry group are planning to protect parts of President Joe Biden’s signature climate change bill from repeal, according to Politico. of Chamber And that American Petroleum Institute (API) opposes the massive Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) before Biden signs it into law in 2022, both Organization […]
Exclusive — U.S. Chamber of Commerce Defies Congressional Committee Chairman Demanding Funding Information
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has decided to defy a powerful House Republican chairman who is investigating the source of funding for the Chamber’s foundation, Breitbart News has learned exclusively. A House Ways and Means Committee aide told Breitbart News that the U.S. Chamber of Commerce failed to provide relevant information to the committee’s chairman, […]
Chamber of Commerce Rattled by Breitbart News’s Reporting on Congressional Investigation into Foundation Financing
U.S. Chamber of Commerce executives indicated Thursday that the chamber has been shaken by a series of exclusive Breitbart News stories about a blossoming Congressional investigation into funding for the affiliated foundation, which is said to be a parent business group. did. hill report. Back in March, Breitbart News exposed tax returns from the U.S. […]
Republican chair investigating Chamber of Commerce in seismic K Street shift
Ten years ago, it would have been unthinkable for a Republican committee chairman to investigate Washington’s largest business advocacy group. But times have changed. House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (R-Missouri) asked the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation to answer questions about the more than $12 million it received from the left-leaning nonprofit […]
Chamber of Commerce pushes back on Ways and Means Committee inquiry
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is rejecting a House Ways and Means Committee investigation into donations it received from left-leaning nonprofits and reporting by right-wing news outlets that sparked the investigation. Rep. Jason Smith (R-Missouri), chairman of the Main Tax Writing Committee, said: letter On Monday, we asked Chamber President and CEO Suzanne Clark and […]
FTC Bans Noncompete Agreements for Employers, Chamber of Commerce Sues to Block It
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has banned nearly all non-compete employment agreements that prohibit workers from leaving for competing companies or starting their own companies. The ban passed by a narrow 3-2 vote on Tuesday after the commission received more than 26,000 public comments, some of which were mentioned by Commissioner Lina Khan. “We have […]
House, Senate commerce chairs release bipartisan privacy bill
The House and Senate Commerce Committee chairmen on Sunday night announced bipartisan legislation aimed at protecting Americans’ personal data online. It was announced by Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Washington) and Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Washington). American Privacy Rights Act Sunday, it would establish “clear national data privacy rights and protections for Americans.” It would pre-empt state […]
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation Turns to Soros-Funded Groups and Democrats to Keep Dwindling Operations Alive
Tax documents from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation and a major foundation funded by left-wing billionaire George Soros show that the organization that claims to represent American business has moved far to the left in recent years. Tides Foundation public filings from 2018 to 2022 show the Soros-funded organization donated more than $12 million […]