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Capital Roundup

Businesses Rally Around World Trade
As part of World Trade Day, the U.S. Chamber and its grassroots trade education arm, TradeRoots, brought together more than 300 small and mid-market Chamber members, associations, and other concerned business leaders from across the nation in Washington D.C. on May 20 to voice their support for expanded free trade.

Events included a breakfast briefing at the Chamber, meetings with members of Congress, the press, and the administration, and a reception featuring Chamber member products that are exported around the world. On Friday, the Chamber and businesses will participate in a rally on the south lawn of the White House with President Bush.

Read more from the participants.

Senator McConnell Visits Chamber to Rally Support for Columbia FTA
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) kicked off World Trade Week by encouraging the U.S. Chamber and the Latin American Trade Coalition to continue the fight on the hill for a U.S.-Columbia Free Trade Agreement (FTA) during a meeting held May 19 at the Chamber headquarters. The meeting with McConnell came one day before over 300 Latin American Trade Coalition and other business representatives canvassed Capitol Hill to garner support for the Columbia FTA.

House Panel Clears Extender Tax Bill
The House Ways and Means Committee on May 15 voted out legislation that would extend expired and soon-to-expire energy and business tax credits but would pay for those credits with tax increases on certain businesses.

Congress Passes Chamber-Backed FACTA Clarification Bill
On Tuesday, May 20, the Senate approved legislation (H.R. 4008) supported by the U.S. Chamber that will amend the Fair and Accurate Credit Transaction Act (FACTA) to make clear that a company is not in willful violation of the act if it shortens a consumer’s credit card number printed on a receipt to four digits but does not remove the expiration date. The House passed the bill a week earlier.

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