CalChamber Board Reviews National, International Political Landscape

Lanhee Chen, Ph.D., David and Diane Steffy research fellow at the Hoover Institution, presents a recap of the top issues for the first 100 days of the Trump administration to the CalChamber Board of Directors on March 3. Topics touched upon include the executive orders; tax, immigration, health care and trade policy; and regulatory reform.
Myron Brilliant, executive vice president and head of international affairs at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, explains at the CalChamber Board of Directors dinner on March 2 how various U.S. trading partners have been reacting to presidential actions and statements in the early days of the Trump administration.
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