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Historic $100 million contribution accelerates major effort to defend, protect, and advance free enterprise.

What's happening: Last week, the U.S. Chamber announced a historic $100 million endowment, the largest investment in the Chamber's 114-year history. The announcement came the same week the Chamber welcomed the newly launched Congressional Free Enterprise Caucus—a bipartisan coalition of House members co-chaired by Reps. August Pfluger (R-TX), David Valadao (R-CA), Brad Schneider (D-IL), and Lou Correa (D-CA)—signaling growing momentum on both sides of the aisle to defend free enterprise.

Why it matters: This investment will support the New Fight for Free Enterprise initiative, a comprehensive, multi-year effort that ensures the U.S. Chamber can respond effectively to challenges to our economic system—from regulatory overreach and anti-growth policies to coordinated campaigns to dismantle capitalism and growing skepticism about the value of free enterprise itself.

What we're saying: "Our mission is to ensure free enterprise remains the foundation of growth and opportunity in America. That requires both the ability to move quickly in the face of new challenges and the staying power to see this work through," said U.S. Chamber President and CEO Suzanne P. Clark. "With this support, we will do both—and help restore confidence that business is a force for progress in all Americans' lives and in communities across the country."

What we're doing:

• Competing in the public arena to win the argument—defining the role of business in society, leading a nationwide messaging strategy, and making the case, at scale, for growth, innovation, and opportunity.
• Expanding high-impact litigation to challenge unlawful or excessive regulations, strengthening the rule of law, and reducing uncertainty that discourages investment and slows economic growth.
• Enhancing a nationwide network of more than 1,500 state and local partners to identify and counter anti-business policies early—before they spread from local governments to state capitals and ultimately to Washington.