U.S. Women's Chamber of Commerce Advocates Strong Healthcare Reforms in Support of American Values

Supporting individual quality of life and American business competitiveness through healthcare reform

WASHINGTON, June 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Women's Chamber of Commerce submitted today a "Report to Congress" urging America's elected leaders to restore American values and business competitiveness through the support of strong healthcare reforms. Highlights of the report include the support of Health Insurance Exchanges, guaranteed access to affordable health insurance coverage, bringing an end to age and wellness discrimination, a robust government public plan, greater transparency and accountability, choice, flexibility, and portability of health insurance.

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U.S. Women's Chamber of Commerce Supports Increased Credit Card Protections for Small Firms

The U.S. Women's Chamber of Commerce joins with leading trade associations to support increased credit card protections for small firms The U.S. Women's Chamber of Commerce supported an amendment to the Credit CARD Act of 2009 introduced by United States Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Chair Mary Landrieu, D-La., and Ranking Member Olympia J. Snowe, R-Maine that would expand both the underlying legislation and the Truth in Lending Act's credit card provisions to include small businesses with 50 or fewer employees. The amendment would also increase the current credit limit from $25,000 to $50,000 to adjust for inflation and the increasing number of small businesses with higher credit limits.

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