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American Council for Capital Formation (ACCF) is a think tank that prides itself on "economic growth through sound tax, regulatory, and environmental policies." ACCF is a very influential in Washington D.C. with ACCF's President Mark Bloomfield as being, "one of the most influential figures operating behind the scenes in the Congress," Robert Novak, 1997.

ACCF has a conservative perspective of economic policy and favors policies that favor big business. ACCF's Officers and Board of Directors included former high-ranking politicians in the U.S. government along with a who's-who in big business, including individuals from the American Petroleum Institute, Principal Financial Group, American Chemistry Council, American Farm Bureau Federation, American Business Conference, American Forest & Paper Association, Edison Electric Institute, the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association and other pro-industry trade associations and corporations. Individuals from the American Enterprise Institute, and the Hoover Institution are members of ACCF's Board of Scholars.

Contact details

1750 K Street, N.W.
Suite 400
Washington, D.C. 20006
Phone: (202) 293-5811
Fax: (202) 785-8165
Web: http://www.accf.org

External links

• Jonathan Weisman,"White House Intensifies Push for Tax Plan", Washington Post, Jan 16, 2003.