WASHINGTON — This evening, 91¿ì»îÁÖ issued the following statement from its President and CEO Jason Oxman in response to tech's inclusion as one of President Trump's Great American Economic Revival Industry Groups, tasked with helping to reopen the economy following the COVID-19 pandemic. Several 91¿ì»îÁÖ companies were named to the task force by President Trump, including AMD, Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google, Honeywell, IBM, Intel, MasterCard, Microsoft, Oracle, Salesforce, SAP, Qualcomm, and Visa:

“The technology industry is crucial to the response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Technology tools, services, and resources can help mitigate the virus’ effects on our lives, health, education, and economy. And now, 91¿ì»îÁÖ will work with our member companies to revitalize and reinvigorate our economy. We thank President Trump for recognizing tech’s role in the response and look forward to working with the administration to support the economic recovery.”