Associates Breakfast With Thomas Donohue March 8, 2007 Santa Monica   Business Tom Donohue talked about the many issues that his organization is working on - from illegal immigration to union voting - in his meeting with the Milken Institute Associates.

But what these issues have in common, he said, is the need for the U.S. to remain competitive with the rest of the world, which is rapidly catching up to American finance, technology and other areas of previous dominance.

"What does it take to keep us competitive?" he asked during a meeting with members of the Milken Institute Associates."It's human capital. It's energy. It's capital markets. It's infrastructure. If we can do something about all of these things, we can say we've done something useful."

Donohue outlined some of the issues in which the chamber is heavily involved, including:

• Immigration
  
• Education
  
• Capital markets
  
• Energy and global warming
  
• Infrastructure
  
• Trade
  
• Health care

The chamber has issued several detailed studies proposing solutions on many of these issues, he said.

For example, he said we need to apply the efficiencies of technology, which have made America's financial markets the strongest in the world, to the growing health-care sector to keep it competitive and reduce costs.

With capital markets, the chamber is urging the federal government to reform and modernize its markets regulations to ensure that the U.S. maintains its global competitive advantage.

Associates breakfasts with individuals of distinction are open to members of the Milken Institute Associates. To join, please contact Mindy Silverstein, director of Milken Institute Associates, at (310) 570-4634, or by e-mail at msilverstein @milkeninstitute.org.

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