National Chamber of Commerce
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| Founded | April 22, 1912 |
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| Founder | Charles Nagel |
| Type | Advocacy group |
| 53-0045720 | |
| Legal status | 501(c)(6) |
| Focus | Business advocacy |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 38°54′02″N 77°02′16″W / 38.900606°N 77.037671°WCoordinates: 38°54′02″N 77°02′16″W / 38.900606°N 77.037671°W |
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Area served
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United States industry |
| Method | Political lobbying, public relations |
| Tom J. Donohue | |
| Subsidiaries | US Chamber of Commerce Foundation 501(c)(3), National Chamber Foundation 501(c)(3), Center for International Private Enterprise 501(c)(3) |
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Revenue (2015)
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$174,119,090 |
| Expenses (2015) | $175,893,100 |
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Employees (2015)
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470 |
| Website | www |
The United States Chamber of Commerce (USCC) is a business-oriented American lobbying group. It is not an agency of the United States government.
Politically, the Chamber usually supports Republican political candidates, though it has occasionally supported conservative Democrats. The Chamber is the largest lobbying group in the U.S., spending more money than any other lobbying organization on a yearly basis.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce's own history of itself describes it as originating from an April 22, 1912, meeting of delegates. The Chamber was created by President Taft as a counterbalance to the labor movement of the time. John H. Fahley was the first chairman, and Henry A. Wheeler was the first president and Elliot Hersey Goodwin was the first secretary. It opened its first office in the Evans Building. In 1913, President Taft spoke at its first banquet at the Willard Hotel, where he called for the organization to lobby for comprehensive currency legislation and to support the Commission on Economy and Efficiency. During its first year in existence, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's membership consisted of 297 commercial organizations and 165,000 firms and individuals.
The Washington, D.C., headquarters of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce occupies land that was formerly the home of Daniel Webster.
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