The local bodies represent locally owned businesses and are boosters for their cities.
During the [[Obama]] era, the Chamber has made an alliance with [[establishment ]] Republicans in [[D.C.]] and big donor special interests. Once mostly low key in politics, their agenda now is advocating [[amnesty]] and more national debts. The Chamber plans to spend planned on spending $50 million attacking the [[Tea Party Movement|Tea Party]] and promoting [[RINO]] candidates for the [[2014 Midterm Elections]].<ref>[http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/senate-races/194030-report-chamber-planning-50m-campaign-to-curtail-tea-party Report: Chamber to hit Tea Party with $50M, TheHill.com, December 26, 2013]</ref> The Chamber opposed [[Donald Trump]]'s [[America First]] trade policy,<ref>Swoyer, Alex (June 29, 2016). [http://www.breitbart.com/2016-presidential-race/2016/06/29/trump-chamber-commerce-spar-twitter/ Chamber of Commerce Seeks to Destroy Donald Trump’s Trade Plan]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved January 10, 2018.</ref> and though it supported establishment Republican [[Luther Strange]],<ref>Boyle, Matthew (September 7, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/09/07/chamber-of-commerce-throws-globalist-open-borders-weight-behind-struggling-luther-strange/ Chamber of Commerce Throws Globalist Open Borders Weight Behind Struggling Luther Strange]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved January 10, 2018.</ref> it refused to support [[conservative]] Republican [[Roy Moore]] after he defeated Strange in the 2017 Alabama special GOP Senate primary.<ref>Poor, Jeff (October 16, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/10/16/u-s-chamber-commerce-not-backing-republican-roy-moore-alabama-senate-race/ U.S. Chamber of Commerce Not Backing Republican Roy Moore in Alabama Senate Race]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved January 10, 2018.</ref>
==Boosters and job growth==