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“One of the ironies in California is that a legal climate to grow and fester here that has
we’ve created these [technology] platforms that chased away jobs and investment and it has
enable people to work anywhere…We can lose increased costs for consumer goods all across the
our jobs to rural Alabama because if they have state. It’s a frustration.” — Stephen Waguespack,
the right Broadband, they’re going to be able to president, Louisiana Association of Business and
compete with the talent...One of our agendas is Industry
to make sure that we retain that talent.” – Allan
Zaremberg, president and CEO, California State • “Louisiana has the second-highest car
Chamber of Commerce insurance rates in the country…The reason why
is pretty simple: There has traditionally been a
On how state chambers are working to spread system here of ‘jackpot justice’ which drives those
prosperity far and wide. rates up. Traditionally, in Louisiana it’s very easy
for an attorney to file an aggressive lawsuit on a
• “One of the things that we’re doing here fender bender, get in front of the judge of their
in [New Jersey] is helping some of our other choosing, keep the jury out the court room, keep
chamber and business associations diversify their certain parts of evidence out of that courtroom…
boards, putting more Blacks on their boards to get It creates an environment where an insurance
a different perspective…In order to improve the company is forced to settle at a very high rate…
competitiveness not only of New Jersey, but of It ends up going into the rates we all pay.” —
America, we need to have more diversity around Waguespack
the table, but once they get around the table
they must speak up.” — John Harmon, founder, What’s next: Explore the U.S. Chamber of
president, and CEO, African American Chamber of Commerce’s 2021 priorities. The new year and the
Commerce of New Jersey vaccine rollout bring renewed hope, and we are
optimistic about the economy’s future. As always,
• “About 41% of our population live in rural sound public policy can support faster growth and
communities and it’s important that they have job creation and a more broad-based economic
access to high-speed Internet. If we want to have recovery, while misguided policies will hold back
21st century workforce and jobs, we have to have our nation
21st century infrastructure.” — Katie Boyd Britt,
president and CEO, Business Council of Alabama From infrastructure legislation to immigration
On “jackpot justice” and excessive litigation. reform to new rules for the digital economy, the
U.S. Chamber 2021 Priorities Booklet highlights
• “We [Louisiana] have a reputation for a the Chamber’s key policy priorities to help rebuild
poor legal climate and I wish I could say it was our economy, communities, and nation in 2021
undeserved…Over the years, we have allowed and beyond.
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we’ve created these [technology] platforms that chased away jobs and investment and it has
enable people to work anywhere…We can lose increased costs for consumer goods all across the
our jobs to rural Alabama because if they have state. It’s a frustration.” — Stephen Waguespack,
the right Broadband, they’re going to be able to president, Louisiana Association of Business and
compete with the talent...One of our agendas is Industry
to make sure that we retain that talent.” – Allan
Zaremberg, president and CEO, California State • “Louisiana has the second-highest car
Chamber of Commerce insurance rates in the country…The reason why
is pretty simple: There has traditionally been a
On how state chambers are working to spread system here of ‘jackpot justice’ which drives those
prosperity far and wide. rates up. Traditionally, in Louisiana it’s very easy
for an attorney to file an aggressive lawsuit on a
• “One of the things that we’re doing here fender bender, get in front of the judge of their
in [New Jersey] is helping some of our other choosing, keep the jury out the court room, keep
chamber and business associations diversify their certain parts of evidence out of that courtroom…
boards, putting more Blacks on their boards to get It creates an environment where an insurance
a different perspective…In order to improve the company is forced to settle at a very high rate…
competitiveness not only of New Jersey, but of It ends up going into the rates we all pay.” —
America, we need to have more diversity around Waguespack
the table, but once they get around the table
they must speak up.” — John Harmon, founder, What’s next: Explore the U.S. Chamber of
president, and CEO, African American Chamber of Commerce’s 2021 priorities. The new year and the
Commerce of New Jersey vaccine rollout bring renewed hope, and we are
optimistic about the economy’s future. As always,
• “About 41% of our population live in rural sound public policy can support faster growth and
communities and it’s important that they have job creation and a more broad-based economic
access to high-speed Internet. If we want to have recovery, while misguided policies will hold back
21st century workforce and jobs, we have to have our nation
21st century infrastructure.” — Katie Boyd Britt,
president and CEO, Business Council of Alabama From infrastructure legislation to immigration
On “jackpot justice” and excessive litigation. reform to new rules for the digital economy, the
U.S. Chamber 2021 Priorities Booklet highlights
• “We [Louisiana] have a reputation for a the Chamber’s key policy priorities to help rebuild
poor legal climate and I wish I could say it was our economy, communities, and nation in 2021
undeserved…Over the years, we have allowed and beyond.
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