Last week, the White House invited members of the PA Chamber President’s Roundtable and Board of Directors to Washington, D.C., for a “State of the State” economic briefing with senior White House economic advisors. The event was also attended by members of the Allegheny Conference on Community Development and local elected officials.

Speakers included Steve Benjamin, Assistant to the President and Senior Advisor to the President; Natalie Quillian, Assistant to the President and Deputy Chief of Staff for Infrastructure Implementation; Don Graves, Deputy Secretary of Commerce; and Chief Economic Advisor to the Vice President Carolina Ferrerosa Young. The officials highlighted ongoing federal investments being made in Pennsylvania and fielded questions from the audience on topics ranging from economic development, permitting reform, public-private partnerships, and more.

The meeting is the latest opportunity PA Chamber members have had this year to engage with high-ranking state and national officials, including U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (I-WV), Governor Josh Shapiro, PA Senate Majority Leader Joe Pittman, PA House Speaker Joanna McClinton, U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL), and more.