Discussing one of the four major priorities identified in Business Roundtable's new "Invested in America: A Growth Agenda for the U.S. Economy," BRT Chairman Randall Stephenson appeared on CNBC's The Kudlow Report on Thursday and affirmed the economic imperative of tax reform. (Story and video here... Continue Reading
In his year-end news conference today, President Obama rejected the idea that his nomination of Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT) to serve as ambassador to China would damage the cause of tax reform next year in Congress. Baucus, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, has been the leading Senate Democratic... Continue Reading
The Senate's 64-36 vote agreeing to the Bipartisan Budget Act (H.J.Res. 59) demonstrates that members of Congress can work together and opens the door to more cooperation on major issues in 2014, the Business Roundtable says. As reported by Kent Hoover, The Business Journals, in "Tidings of... Continue Reading
Two Business Roundtable CEOs make a compelling case for immigration reform, legislation that Congress seems very likely to consider in 2014 now that immediate budget issues have been resolved. In an interview with Crain's Chicago Business (subscription), CEO Greg Brown of Motorola Solutions,... Continue Reading
The vigorous support of the nation's business leaders for the Bipartisan Budget Act appears to have had an influence, as the legislation moves toward final passage in the Senate. The Senate voted 67--39 this morning to invoke cloture on H.J.Res. 59 (which the Ryan-Murray budget agreement was... Continue Reading