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November 11, 2011

The 16th annual APEC CEO Summit is now under way in Honolulu, Hawaii, with Business Roundtable-member CEOs and BRT-affiliated companies participating in the gathering that brings together government officials and private-sector leaders from the 21 APEC economies spanning the Pacific Ocean....

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Trade
November 11, 2011

A week ago President Obama made a point of saying he would be the ultimate decision maker on whether to approve the Keystone XL pipeline. On Thursday, the State Department...

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Regulatory Reform, Trade, Jobs, Environment, Energy
November 10, 2011

We're glad to see such strong bipartisan support for a more globally competitive corporate tax rate to spur economic growth and jobs. Now, granted, it's in Canada, but that's still instructive for U.S. policymakers.

National Post columnist John Ivason provided the political lay of the...

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Energy, Jobs
November 10, 2011

Elsewhere, innovation ranks high among the contributions that U.S. big businesses make to the economy and Americans' standard of living, Gary Hufbauer and Martin Vieiro...

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Innovation
November 9, 2011

Business Roundtable supports a comprehensive restructuring of the U.S. corporate tax system, including a broadening and lower of rates plus a move to a competitive territorial system. Until that reform is accomplished, let's make sure to extend the current exemptions that buttress a vital and...

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Tax

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