a number of years ago the chamber was courting hntb to join.visits and were deciding what we were going to do. finally, i don't even remember who it was, said why don't you go visit tom. so after 45 minutes with tom donohue, i saw exactly why it was great for hntb to be part of the claim per of commerce. chamber of commerce. i saw everything they were doing, everything that they, that fit what hntb needed in its business and in influence in washington. but more than that, i saw a man with a vision for what america could be, the passion to get it done and backed by an organization that was working to implement his ideas. since becoming president and ceo of the chamber in 1997, tom built the chamber into a lobbying and political powerhouse with influence across the globe. during tom's tenure the chamber, lobbyists, political experts, legal advocates, communications and technical experts have won business victories on capitol hill. i think we're all familiar with all the victories they've won. in an era of economic and fiscal challenges, tom has a

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a number of years ago the hntb to s courting join. we had a number of visits and were deciding what we were going to do. finally, i don't know who it was, said why don't you go visit tom. so after 4545 minutes with tom donahue i saw exactly wr to be s great for hntb part of the chamber of commerce. i saw everything that fit what h.n.t. needed. more than that, i saw a man with a vision for what america could be, the passion to get it done, and backed by an organization that was working to implement his ideas. since becoming president, tom built the chamber into a powerhouse. during tom's tenure the chamber, lobbyists, legal experts, and under tom's erts leadership the chamber has emerged as a major political force. a force that needs to be reckonned with. i would like to kick off the week by introducing tom donahue. [applause] >> well, thank you very much. good morning, ladies and gentlemen. i'm pleased to be here. i'm not sure how i feel. i got back from europe late yesterday. i'm ready willing and able because i'm absolutely committe

a number of years ago the hntb to s courting join. we had a number of visits and were deciding what we were going to do. finally, i don't know who it was, said why don't you go visit tom. so after 4545 minutes with tom donahue i saw exactly wr to be s great for hntb part of the chamber of commerce. i saw everything that fit what h.n.t. needed. more than that, i saw a man with a vision for what america could be, the passion to get it done, and backed by an organization that was working to implement his ideas. since becoming president, tom built the chamber into a powerhouse. during tom's tenure the chamber, lobbyists, legal experts, and under tom's erts leadership the chamber has emerged as a major political force. a force that needs to be reckonned with. i would like to kick off the week by introducing tom donahue. [applause] >> well, thank you very much. good morning, ladies and gentlemen. i'm pleased to be here. i'm not sure how i feel. i got back from europe late yesterday. i'm ready willing and able because i'm absolutely committe