Federal Issues

  • Energy
    A comprehensive energy policy - addressing traditional and alternative energy - is needed to increase supply, improve efficiency and protect the environment.
  • Healthcare
    Access, cost and quality of healthcare are inter-related and are all of primary concern to business. Public policy proposals should be evaluated for the effect on all three areas as well as the preservation of a private sector based system...
  • Infrastructure
    Significant investment is needed in America's infrastructure - our roads, rail, water and sewer and energy - to remain globally competitive and retain our quality of life. Public private partnerships at federal, state and local levels are essential.
  • Taxes
    Federal policy should provide important boosts to entrepreneurs by making key aspects of the 2001 and 2003 tax relief measures permanent, including lower personal income, capital gains and dividend tax rates, expanded expensing levels for capital investment, and the phasing out of the death tax...
  • Trade
    GRCCI supports initiatives aimed at leveling the playing field for US businesses, including opening access to foreign markets via free trade agreements that are enforced and the enforcement of WTO and IMF commitments. We need to make improvements in trade with China by addressing China's undervalued currency...
  • Workforce / Regulations
    GRCCI supports initiatives that will develop the pool of skilled workers. Education standards that focus on accountability are key as is a focus on math, science, engineering, and secondary education...