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{{#badges:AEX|CoalSwarm}}The '''U.S. Chamber of Commerce''', a pro-corporate trade group, is the largest lobbying organization in the United States, and also works to influence policy in many other countries.<ref name="chamber works globally"/> The Chamber describes itself as "the world's largest business federation representing more than 3 million businesses and organizations of every size, sector, and region."<ref name="about">U.S. Chamber of Commerce, "[https://www.uschamber.com/about-us/about-us-chamber About the U.S. Chamber]," organizational website, accessed August 2015.</ref>
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Despite these claims, the ''New York Times'' reported in October 2010 that half of the Chamber's $140 million in contributions in 2008 came from just 45 big-money donors, many of whom enlisted the Chamber's help to fight political and public opinion battles on their behalf (such as opposing financial or healthcare reforms, or other regulations).<ref name= "NY Times Oct 22"> Eric Lipton, Mike McIntire, and Don Van Natta Jr., [http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/22/us/politics/22chamber.html Top Corporations Aid U.S. Chamber of Commerce Campaign], ''The New York Times'', October 21, 2010.</ref> The Chamber is "dominated by [[oil industry|oil companies]], [[pharmaceutical industry|pharmaceutical giants]], automakers and other polluting industries," according to [[James Carter]], executive director of the [[Green Chamber of Commerce]].<ref>Tom Lochner, [http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci_7247780 Chamber hopes local promotion of green business produces national results"] ''ContraCostaTimes'', October 22, 2007.</ref>
