What happened? In the annual State of American Business speech this week, U.S. Chamber of Commerce CEO Thomas J. Donohue outlined the path for a widespread economic recovery through a bold agenda of infrastructure investments, workforce reskilling, immigration reforms, and reinvigorating America’s global competitiveness. Additionally, he warned that excessive regulations and anti-competitive taxes would undermine the recovery.
To complement the speech, the U.S. Chamber is presenting three State of American Business Policy Power Hours highlighting common-sense policy solutions for strengthening the recovery on the international, national, and state/local levels.
In the first of three Policy Power Hours, Myron Brilliant, executive vice president and head of International Affairs at the U.S. Chamber, led a discussion on U.S. global engagement and international trade. Brilliant emphasized that “restoring and revitalizing American leadership around the globe has never been more critical,” and highlighted the private sector’s important role as a partner for the incoming administration.