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Selected Coalition Partners: †
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Alliance for Worker Retirement Security
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Relationship: Chamber 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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American Taxpayers Alliance (ATA)
(overview)
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Relationship: In 2002, the Chamber contributed $2.6 million to ATA. ATA helped with Chamber's efforts to affect judicial elections.
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Most Recent Year Confirmed in this Role: 2002
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Group's Stated Purpose: Protect American taxpayers from new and onerous financial obligations. Harnesses taxpayer anger at unwise decisions by government leaders.
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Americans for Tax Reform (ATR)
(overview)
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Relationship: Joined 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: 2003
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Group's Stated Purpose: Oppose all tax increases as a matter of principle.
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Business Roundtable (BRT)
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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: About 150 CEOs who promote sound economic and social policy.
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COMPASS
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Relationship: U.S. Chamber of Commerce is a member of COMPASS.
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Most Recent Year Confirmed in this Role: 2002
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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: U.S. Chamber is a member of 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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Illinois Civil Justice League
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Relationship: U.S. Chamber funds this pro-business, pro-tort reform organization.
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Most Recent Year Confirmed in this Role: 2002
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Group's Stated Purpose: The Illinois Civil Justice League is a coalition of Illinois citizens, small and large businesses, associations, professional societies, not-for-profit organizations and local governments that have joined together to work for fairness in the Illinois civil justice system.
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Mississippians for Economic Progress
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Relationship: Mississippians for Economic Progress was among the recipients of $1 million in contributions from the Chamber to help Jess Dickinson against C.P. (Chuck) McRae in a Mississippi Supreme Court race in 2002.
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Most Recent Year Confirmed in this Role: 2003
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Group's Stated Purpose: Fighting to ensure Mississippi citizens and courts understand the moral and ethical weight outrageous verdicts have on the economic climate in Mississippi.
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Partnership for Safe Medicines
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Relationship: U.S. Chamber is a member of the partnership.
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Most Recent Year Confirmed in this Role: 2004
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Group's Stated Purpose: Opposed re-importation of prescription drugs from Canada.
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Share Group
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Relationship: U.S. Chamber 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: 2002
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Group's Stated Purpose: Aimed to increase voter registration among employees of member companies.
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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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Robert Lenzner and Matthew Miller, "Buying Justice; For Years Trial Lawyers Owned State Courts. Now Big Business Is Striking Back," Forbes, July 21, 2003. |
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"Coalition Fighting SEC-Approved Proxy Rules," CongressDaily, Dec. 18, 2003. |
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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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"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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Robert Lenzner and Matthew Miller, "Buying Justice; For Years Trial Lawyers Owned State Courts. Now Big Business Is Striking Back," Forbes, July 21, 2003. |
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Robert Lenzner and Matthew Miller, "Buying Justice; For Years Trial Lawyers Owned State Courts. Now Big Business Is Striking Back," Forbes, July 21, 2003. |
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Partnership for Safe Medicines Web site. (Available at www.safemedicines.org. Accessed on May 27, 2004.) |
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"From the K Street Corridor," National Journal, Jan. 17, 2004. |
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