Friends of the US Chamber just sent this to its members:
Welcome, Mr. President
Now Let’s Get this Economy Moving Again
Today, President-elect Barack Obama takes the oath of office to
officially become the 44th President of the United States.
And he certainly has his work cut out for him.
Our economy is in crisis – and in need of an immediate stimulus to
shock it back to life. At the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, we have been
working with the new administration to pass such a stimulus package.
As The Washington Times reported last week:
R. Bruce Josten, the Chamber’s executive vice president for government
affairs, called the presidential transition team’s outreach to the
organization ‘expansive and extensive,’ and said Mr. Obama will have
to rely on the organization to pass the stimulus plan…..
We are working to ensure that ANY stimulus plan, however, includes the
following important principles:
- Creating new jobs through targeted funding to fix our country’s
ailing infrastructure.
- Reducing borrower and lending fees through the Small Business
Administration to open up credit markets and provide immediate relief
to our country’s small businesses.
- Providing meaningful tax relief for large and small employers and
incentives for Americans to invest their hard-earned dollars.
- Supplying tax credits to the housing industry to provide immediate
assistance to America’s homeowners.
Those are just some of the principles we are promoting to help get our
economy back on track.
http://www.friendsoftheuschamber.com/takeaction/