i know even remember tom donahue being so brash and bold to believe in his way.at amazing speed mckee is the are robert gates of economics. but i do agree with the baba. -- obama. the regulations and taxes and starting with w.. it is bipartisan they held this economy back a lot. i don't understand why he is up in arms with the tea party they changed the republican party for the better. some are weird. lou: just like the g.o.p. establishment are very enough? [laughter] , . [laughter] >> if deal they had a cape it would be perfect. lou: but that a fellow at home from the chamber of commerce represents part rary u.s. multinationals and is fairly indifferent to the vast small-business membership it is those who create most of the jobs will not be too enthusiastic about the chamber's spending $5million to knock out the two-party and those that have the temerity to rest donahue? good lord. can do show exercise? >> it goes back in time when the chamber opposed proposition 13 but they unanimously opposed. the chamber is not invincible always correct organization. anytime

tom donahue is president and ceo of the u.s.w with the state of the american business. your prime policy objective is immigration reform. how are you going to accomplish it? >> well, first of all, it's been done in the senate. and we did it in cooperation with support from the affl. >> labor and business together. >> now it's in the house and they're doing it in a different way. they're doing it one piece at a time. in fact, the speaker opined on it today and said they're moving forward. and that they're not going to conference with the house bill, but there are a lot of ways to do that. >> with the senate bill. >> excuse me, with the senate bill. and i believe that we're in the right place. we bring more and more people in. it's supported by some of the unions. it's supported by the faith community. it's supported by people of both parties. i think you'll see it before the elections. >> but without a path to citizenship, is that the major obstacle? is that what republicans are pushing back against? >> well, let's say first of a

connell: that is tom donahue talking about the challenges facing our great nation.one taking you through the next hour of markets now. .edu joins us in a moment to tell us what needs to be done to boost u.s. business and our economy and of religion for a lot of companies. this cold streak, 15 major cities breaking record lows in the u.s. we will warm things up in las vegas and the consumer electronics show, digital sales of movies and tv shows rake in over $1 billion for the first time for 2013. the president of 20th century fox home entertainment, those stories and more markets now. a lot less cold today and yet 9 degrees this morning. cheryl: it is different. not understanding these markets. adp number coming in, surprise to the upside and down 50 to. dennis: a pullback on lost money. cheryl: we will get those minutes and 2:00 eastern time. let's bring in nicole petallides. investments said minute watch 2:00 eastern. what is the buzz about the minutes? nicole: waiting on the minutes, the vix, the fear index, growing uncertainty, you want to hear what they're going

that's what chamber of commerce ceo tom donahue is push for.ness in the new year. but first, rick santelli, what are you watching today? have. >> i'm waiting for that twosie. we're going have charles beater man beaterman beaterman on bottom of the hour. something simple yet huge, supply and demand. whether it's stocks or bonds, why it makes a difference and why it's affecting pricing. bottom of the hour. if you've got copd like me... ...hey breathing's hard. know the feeling? copd includes emphysema and chronic bronchitis. spiriva is a once-daily inhaled copd maintenance treatment that helps open my obstructed airways for a full 24 hours. spiriva helps me breathe easier. spiriva handihaler tiotropium bromide inhalation powder does not replace fast-acting inhalers for sudden symptoms. tell your doctor if you have kidney problems, glaucoma, trouble urinating, or an enlarged prostate. these may worsen with spiriva. discuss all medicines you take, even eye drops. stop taking spiriva and seek immediate medical help if your breathing suddenly worsens

. >> look, i know tom donahue, head of the chamber of commerce.h guy. >> he is. >> he's largely bluffing. >> the $50 million will be spent throughout the year not just on primaries. i suspect there will be very few primaries engaged in because i think this war does exist but i think it's been exaggerated. let's take this race in alabama the chamber was involved in. on the tea party side they didn't have a candidate. the candidate of the fundamentalist christians was the value he was running against. the national liefl association -- the point is, what i'm saying is this is not tea party versus establishment. the tea party never backed to achen. this is a much more complicat story. >> let's get to the story because frankly the history in alabama is, i think, anolous and does not apply to the exigent challenge by not only the chamber of commerce and mitch mcconnell and the minority leader in the senate, the leader ship has been very quiet here and, greg, i asked you, also, why you thought the republican party's leader shouldn't be saying to tom dop

thank you very much. [ applause ] >> after his remarks, tom donahue took questions from reporters. this is about 45 minutes. if you could identify both who you are and what outlet you are with, that would also be appreciated. without further ado, tom donohue. >> good morning again, everyone. his morning. this is just getting started. >> well, good morning again, everyone. and, you know, a few minutes ago, most of you were there, i delivered the chamber's annual state of american business address in the next room. and if you missed it, there's a copy of the speech on your place. joining me to answer questions today as a bit of a change is marty regalia, our

>> david, ceo tom donahue warns washington continues to restrain the economy.ent tax code and immigration system. donahue says he will try to work with the administration and congress what he calls overregulation though he doubts the chamber will make much progress. >> when these efforts fall short and they will, sometimes, and regulators insist on overstepping their bounds, then we'll do what we know how to do, and we'll head to the courts and sue them. >> the obama administration had a smart, pragmatic approach to assure we're reducing burdensome regulations. >> donohue says the chamber will work to elect pro-business candidates, saying they will be active in half a dozen races to work with those in the legislative process. in other words to oppose candidates who threaten to shutdown the government or breach the debt ceiling. he weighed in on congressional democrats to renew unemployment benefit. he believes congress will extend them with job creation picking up he said lawmakers shouldn't do so for very long. back to you. david: rich edson, in washington. ri

. >> we are going to take a turn to a man very different from tom donahue. , saying he is not predicting. he is the digital prophet. aol's digital prophet. we are revealing his third prophecy for 2014. my third trend, i think this is controversial. -- will be a trend. i have a social footprint. i follow too many people. what is interesting about this one is that if i de-friend and un-follow, i will have the right number of branded people that i can listen to. when that be nice? inyou want to get nasty 2014. you think it is the year we're going to be de-friending and un-following. this goes against what we have been doing in social media for the past five years. >> it is not a popularity contest. influence is important. it is about the number? i don't think so. i have no time in my day to discover anymore. if i de-friend and un-follow, it is a great thing for brands. >> what about celebrities? rihanna has millions of followers. they don't know her, but they feel like it is a way to connect with her. don't you think that is important? i used to read the liner notes on the lp. i don't have

rich: in his annual state of american business address ceo tom donahue says the chamber of commerce will be active in half a dozen congressional races to try to let candidates to work within the legislative process, to beat those who threaten to shut down the government or breach the debt ceiling, and work on immigration and tax reform and free trade agreements and it is an election year and congress remained divided and lawmakers will accomplish little of the chamber's agenda or anyone's agenda. we asked when the business community would invest more and whether washington is to blame for slow economic growth. >> what are we going to do about the trade agreements, what benefits does that provide to the business, what will we do on the long haul about entitlements which we say okay, then we can look at this and say we're doing smart things, limit regulation a little bit and go start investing. >> congress would eventually approve them and find some way of doing so without adding to the deficit though he says because the economy is beginning to create jobs, congress shouldn't extend very l

tom donahue who headsthe chamber and focused on the energy equation. xt to him is bob costello, the chief haven't of the american trucking association. and don, santa, president and c.e.o. of the natural gas association of america. marty durbin we all know well. we hated to see him leave the a.p.i. paul connors the trade commissioner of the canadian ray emery. amy luz, the vice president for the congressional hispanic caucus. and bob russell who heads up the independent petroleum association of america. let's give all these distinguished v.i.p.'s a round of applause. thank you for joining us today. there are many others as i look around the room. thank you for being here. as we reflect on the past year, many of us at this time in our lives, most all of us as we look ahead to the new year with the holidays behind us, we reflect on the past, but we also look clearly to the future. this time, while the year is just beginning reminds us that our future is ultimately of our own design. the same holds true for our nation. our generation will decide if americ

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