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Jan 17, 2025 | 
uschamber.com | Sean Heather
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Chamber of Commerce Senior Vice President, International Regulatory Affairs & Antitrust Sean Heather issued the following statement today on Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan's decision to file a lawsuit against PepsiCo under the Robinson-Patman Act (RPA). “Chair Khan’s FTC will be remembered for its efforts to use antitrust as a tool to wage lawfare. Today’s case, on the eve of the transition, is merely the latest example.”
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Dec 4, 2024 | 
uschamber.com | Sean Heather |Jordan G. Heiber |Allison Dembeck |Suzanne Clark
December 04, 2024WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Chamber of Commerce Senior Vice President of Economic Policy Tom Quaadman issued the following statement today on the proposed rule on Data Broker Practices (Regulation V) from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), broadly reinterpreting the Fair Credit Reporting Act. “The Director of the CFPB isn’t a substitute for Congress.
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Oct 24, 2024 | 
uschamber.com | Evan Williams |Bill Hulse |Sean Heather
Download October 22, 2024 Dear Director Chopra, The American Bankers Association1 (ABA), America’s Credit Unions, Bank Policy Institute, Consumer Bankers Association, Independent Community Bankers of America, and U.S. Chamber of Commerce write in response to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (Bureau or CFPB) Circular 2024-05, titled “Improper Overdraft Opt-In Practices,” published on September 17, 2024 (Circular).2 We are deeply concerned that, through the Circular, the Bureau has...
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Oct 17, 2024 | 
uschamber.com | Evan Williams |Bill Hulse |Sean Heather
October 17, 2024 Dear Mr. Sheesley: The U.S. Chamber of Commerce (“Chamber”) submits these comments in response to the proposed rulemaking issued by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) that would expand the FDIC’s Change in Bank Control Act (“CBCA”) approval authority regarding changes to direct or indirect control of an FDIC-supervised institution (“Proposal”).[1] The Chamber is concerned with several aspects of the Proposal that would impact passive investments in bank...
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Oct 16, 2024 | 
uschamber.com | Sean Heather
October 16, 2024WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Chamber of Commerce Executive Vice President and Chief Policy Officer Neil Bradley issued the following statement regarding the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) final Negative Option Rule. “The FTC’s expansive subscription rule is the latest power grab by the Commission in its pursuit to micromanage business decisions.
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Oct 10, 2024 | 
uschamber.com | Sean Heather
October 10, 2024WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Chamber of Commerce issued the following statement on the final Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Premerger Notification Rules released today by the Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice.
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Oct 4, 2024 | 
uschamber.com | Sean Heather
October 04, 2024WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Chamber of Commerce secured a victory in its lawsuit against the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) regarding the agency’s lack of transparency and accountability. The case, which was settled in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, was brought upon the Commission for its denial of lawful requests for public information under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) that were essential to understanding the Commission’s operations.
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Oct 2, 2024 | 
uschamber.com | Evan Williams |Bill Hulse |Sean Heather
September 25, 2024 Dear Chairman McHenry, and Ranking Member Waters: The undersigned organizations strongly support H.J.Res.201, a resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act aimed at nullifying the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Final Rule on Registry of Nonbank Covered Persons Subject to Certain Agency and Court Orders. The CFPB’s so-called “repeat offender” registry will not benefit consumers.
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Oct 1, 2024 | 
uschamber.com | Jay Sapsford |John Murphy |Sean Heather |Steve Lutes
Vice President, Middle East Affairs, U.S. Chamber of CommerceOctober 01, 2024 Last week, U.S. President Joe Biden welcomed His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.), to Washington, D.C., for the first-ever official visit by a President of the U.A.E, for a discussion about the future of our strategic bilateral relationship. The United Arab Emirates has been the largest market in the Middle East and North Africa for American exports since 2009.
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Oct 1, 2024 | 
uschamber.com | Jay Sapsford |Sean Heather |Jordan G. Heiber |John Murphy
Senior Vice President, Global Risk Analysis, U.S. Chamber of CommerceOctober 01, 2024 As Claudia Sheinbaum ascends to Mexico’s presidency this week,she is carried to power by the momentum of her Morena party and its agenda of constitutional reform. Few would dispute the sovereign right of a duly elected government to pursue what it sees as its mandate. But it is also true the global business community, after investing billions and creating jobs, has an interest in the direction Mexico is heading.
