Posted on 12/02/2010 7:31:04 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
Since taking office nearly two years ago, President Obama has frequently clashed with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, a major business group that has plowed millions of dollars into opposing his plans to overhaul healthcare and impose new regulations on Wall Street.
Obama and his aides have criticized the group publicly. But the administration's campaign to neutralize the group went further, according to a source involved in the dispute.
Over the last year the White House has hosted meetings with business leaders to discuss policy, and in some of those sessions asked that they persuade the chamber to cancel TV ads aimed at defeating Obama's healthcare plan, said a business lobbyist familiar with the matter.
Illustrating the depth of the dispute, the White House also asked corporate executives to drop their membership in the chamber, said the lobbyist, who spoke on condition of anonymity to avoid becoming personally entangled in the conflict. Another source said there had been discussions at the chamber regarding the White House urging resignations.
Last fall, the chamber received reports that the White House — including senior advisor Valerie Jarrett — had spoken to some executives about resigning from the chamber, the business lobbyist said.
Through a spokeswoman, Jarrett said Thursday that she did not ask any companies to leave the chamber. The chamber has not publicly accused the White House of urging resignations, nor has any company said publicly that it has been pressured to leave....
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These last two weeks have been the most shocking of my lifetime news wise short of 911
I wouldn't doubt that it's entirely accurate.
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I’m sure that the press isn’s able to suppress anything anymore and if the economy continues to go belly under, the press will lose more readership than it has before.
Funny I joined
US Chamber of Commerce is one of the most anti-free market organizations that wield influence in Washington. Just look at their public positions on various bills, and the ratings they give to Congressmen.
Recently, they rated Biden, Obama and Hillary as being more pro-business than DeMint and Ron Paul.
They supported Obama’s stimulus, and they are supporting this Food Modernization Act that seeks to further harass small non factory farmers and food producers.
If O is attacking the COC, its just for show. BigBiz loves Obama, and he loves them.
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Do you have a source for this information?
Never mind, I did a little reading.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is one of the biggest supporters of illegal immigration and one of the biggest opponents of border security there is.
Predictable, given the nature of the beast.
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