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Selected Coalition Partners: †
| Business Roundtable (BRT) |
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Alliance for Worker Retirement Security
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Relationship: BRT is a member of the alliance.
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Most Recent Year Confirmed in this Role: 2004
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Group's Stated Purpose: A coalition of over forty organizations whose goal is to reform Social Security so that every American worker has the opportunity to create a secure source of wealth for retirement.
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COMPASS
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Relationship: Business Roundtable is a member of COMPASS.
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Most Recent Year Confirmed in this Role: N/A
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Group's Stated Purpose: Supports privatization of Social Security.
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Health Benefits Coalition
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Relationship: Business Roundatable is a member of the coalition.
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Most Recent Year Confirmed in this Role: 2004
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Group's Stated Purpose: Concerned that federal "patient protection" proposals in Congress would increase health care costs for families and businesses, resulting in millions of Americans losing their health care coverage.
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Share Group
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Relationship: Business Roundtable was member of this informal group of businesses that sought to influence the 2002 elections.
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Most Recent Year Confirmed in this Role: N/A
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Group's Stated Purpose: Aimed to increase voter registration among employees of member companies.
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U.S. Chamber of Commerce
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Relationship: BRT partnered with U.S. Chamber of Commerce to influence judicial contests. The effort was called the Litigation Fairness Campaign, which received money from the Coalition for Reform. BRT is also a member of the Chamber's coalition to challenge an SEC proposal to permit certain minority shareholders to nominate independent directors in company proxy statements.
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Most Recent Year Confirmed in this Role: 2002
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Group's Stated Purpose: Provides businesses with a voice of experience and influence in Washington, D.C., and around the globe.
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| † This section lists organizations with which this group has collaborated, such as by holding joint press conferences, jointly funding advertising campaigns or participating in coalitions. Also included are organizations to which this group has provided funding. |
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Alliance for Worker Retirement Security Web site. (Available at www.retiresecure.org. Accessed April 13, 2004.) |
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"Group Puts Out TV Ads Supporting Bush's Social Security Plan," Congress Daily, Oct. 3, 2002. |
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Health Benefits Coalition Web site. (Available at www.hbcweb.com. Accessed on May 27, 2004.) |
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"From the K Street Corridor," National Journal, Jan. 17, 2004. |
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Peter H. Stone, "New Channels for Campaign Cash," National Journal, Feb. 23, 2002. |
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"Coalition Fighting SEC-Approved Proxy Rules," CongressDaily, Dec. 18, 2003. |
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