u.s. chamber of commerce
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Trade war would be devastating for Colorado, U.S. Chamber chief warns
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The head of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce is beating the drum for free trade and bearing an urgent warning for Coloradans. In an informal interview with Colorado Politics while on vacation in Colorado Springs, Tom Donohue brandished a chamber report that says $277 million in Colorado exports and 733,000 jobs are threatened by the…
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As trade war escalates, Colo. faces broadening impact on export economy
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It isn’t only Colorado agriculture that’s getting nervous about what the Trump administration’s tariffs could cost them. Insiders at many industries in Colorado – even distillers – say they could be hurt by an escalation of the trade war between the United States and foreign trading partners like China, Canada and Mexico – the state’s…
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NAFTA withdrawal could cost Colorado $2 billion in exports, US Chamber claims
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The U.S. Chamber of Commerce released a report Friday that looked at which states would be hardest hit if the United States withdraws from the three-nation North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). The Chamber has focused most on the hit to American agriculture, should President Trump follow through on his threat to renegotiate or even withdraw from the…
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Farm Bureau, CBRT meeting Monday focuses on Obamacare tax
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A tax on insurers based on their size, a provision of the Affordable Care Act, is set to take effect Jan. 1, but the Colorado Business Roundtable and the Colorado Farm Bureau want to talk about how much of that will be passed on to small businesses, farmers and ranchers in higher premiums. They are…
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Colorado’s swamp drainer Ken Buck bashes big business’ voice in Washington
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Ken Buck and talk radio go together like peanut butter and jelly. And just about anytime the conservative Republican U.S. rep from Colorado’s 4th Congressional District turns up on the airwaves, it’s also likely to turn up on the radar of left-ish media watchdog and political blogger Jason Salzman. That’s how we learned of a…
