Open markets for international trade and investment are essential for supporting U.S. economic growth and jobs. Business Roundtable supports policies that promote U.S. trade and investment, and create a level playing field for U.S. companies competing in global markets.
In testimony before the Senate Finance Committee, BRT President stresses expanded trade and tax reform as ways to increase growth and hiring.
Business Roundtable President John Engler testified today before the Senate Finance Committee hearing, "Jobs and a Healthy Economy."
Business Roundtable today welcomed announcements by the Administration of significant steps forward on the World Trade Organization (WTO) Trade Facilitation Agreement and an expansion of the WTO Information Technology Agreement.
Business Roundtable today welcomed the passage of a nine-month extension of the Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im Bank), but urged Congress to continue working to pass a long-term reauthorization bill.
As U.S. President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel meet today in Washington, D.C., Business Roundtable (BRT) President John Engler and European Round Table of Industrialists (ERT) Secretary General Brian Ager issued the following joint statement.
