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Chamber Reiterates Business
Community’s Support for Tax Reform
In a letter sent to all members of Congress community has been waiting a long time for an
today, 297 trade associations and state and local administration and president and a willing Congress
chambers of commerce expressed their support for to do what we haven’t done for many decades…We’re
tax reform and applauded the work of the House going to have some differences amongst the business
Ways and Means and Senate Tom Donohue Attends community on what should be the
Finance Committees. takeaways and the adds. But we just
The letter’s delivery coincided Meeting with President have to work on it.”
with a meeting attended by U.S. Trump as Nearly 300 The nearly 300 business groups
Chamber President and CEO who signed the letter to Congress
Thomas J. Donohue and other Business Groups Sign agree, writing, “Completing the
business leaders with President task will not be easy. We commit
Donald Trump and administration Letter to Congress on to working with you to achieve our
officials. The president thanked Tax Reform shared goal of comprehensive, pro-
the business community for its growth tax reform. Anything less is
engagement on tax reform and unacceptable.”
underscored his desire to have the
legislation passed by the end of the Donohue’s message and the
year. message conveyed in the letter clearly demonstrate
strong support and engagement from the business
Speaking about the forthcoming tax reform community on the important issue of updating our
package, Donohue told the gathering, “The business outdated tax code.■
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Chamber Reiterates Business
Community’s Support for Tax Reform
In a letter sent to all members of Congress community has been waiting a long time for an
today, 297 trade associations and state and local administration and president and a willing Congress
chambers of commerce expressed their support for to do what we haven’t done for many decades…We’re
tax reform and applauded the work of the House going to have some differences amongst the business
Ways and Means and Senate Tom Donohue Attends community on what should be the
Finance Committees. takeaways and the adds. But we just
The letter’s delivery coincided Meeting with President have to work on it.”
with a meeting attended by U.S. Trump as Nearly 300 The nearly 300 business groups
Chamber President and CEO who signed the letter to Congress
Thomas J. Donohue and other Business Groups Sign agree, writing, “Completing the
business leaders with President task will not be easy. We commit
Donald Trump and administration Letter to Congress on to working with you to achieve our
officials. The president thanked Tax Reform shared goal of comprehensive, pro-
the business community for its growth tax reform. Anything less is
engagement on tax reform and unacceptable.”
underscored his desire to have the
legislation passed by the end of the Donohue’s message and the
year. message conveyed in the letter clearly demonstrate
strong support and engagement from the business
Speaking about the forthcoming tax reform community on the important issue of updating our
package, Donohue told the gathering, “The business outdated tax code.■
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