Business Roundtable President John Engler appeared on CNBC this morning to talk about the importance of expanded trade, including the Trans-Pacific Partnership, arguing that economic realities will encourage candidates skeptical of trade to embrace it once elected. In a second segment, he and CNBC'... Continue Reading
A majority of Business Roundtable CEOs responding to the Q1 CEO Economic Outlook Survey reported that passage of the Trans-Pacific Partnership would have a positive effect on their ability to “grow my company and become more globally competitive” and to “expand U.S. operations.” In a media... Continue Reading
U.S. GDP will grow just 2.2 percent in 2016, according to results of Business Roundtable's Q1 CEO 2016 Economic Outlook Survey released today, dropping from last quarter's projection of 2.4 percent. CEO expectations for sales over the next six months increased by 8.5 points, and their plans for... Continue Reading
Business Roundtable President John Engler was the keynote speaker last Wednesday, Sept. 30, at the Fourth Annual Trade and International Affairs Symposium sponsored by the Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute. Engler emphasized the importance of policies such as modernizing U.S. taxes and... Continue Reading
The following is the oral testimony of Business Roundtable President John Engler at the Jan. 22 hearing of the Senate Finance Committee, "Jobs and a Health Economy." For the full prepared testimony, click here. Good morning, Chairman Hatch, Ranking Member Wyden, members of the committee. I’m... Continue Reading