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News Archive for United States Chamber Of Commerce
GUEST QUESTIONS   12.14.07 3:22 PM
Chamber of Commerce Guests Like Gingerbread Houses and Pigs in Blankets
Last night the United States Chamber of Commerce held its annual holiday party for members of Congress and Hill staffers, and the usual twentysomething suspects abounded. To find out what guests thought of the party, we waited outside the Chamber of Commerce headquarters to catch smokers or partygoers running for a cab.

Several guests stopped to comment about the decadent holiday affair, filled with carolers and loads of Christmas trees. Others, however, were wary about speaking with a reporter of any kind. (One even started screaming loudly the moment a recorder was produced.) This might have been a night for revelry, but most of the crowd stuck to their workplace mantra: “No comment.”

Partially thanks to the open bar, we were able to get a few guests to dish. Here’s what we gathered.

“There’s lots of red and gold. It looked very dignified. I don’t have a bad thing to say about it. I used to work on Capitol Hill and go to this every year. I remember always thinking that it’s one of the best events, especially since the actual building is gorgeous.”
—Executive branch employee, 32

“The building is incredible. It’s the only one that faces the White House, actually. The sweets are really delicious. There’s a guy, Roberto, he runs the catering department in there, and he’s banging. There was also a gingerbread house. [“Not for eating,” added a nearby friend.] There are a lot of decorations in there, with huge Christmas trees everywhere. This place does decorations like none other. But last year was a lot cooler: It was the theme of Rockefeller Center, so there was a big ice sculpture of the statue that’s right above the ice rink. I don’t think there’s a theme this year.”
—Chamber of Commerce employee, 26 MORE >>

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