Washington's Biggest Lobbyist, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Gets Shut Out

[Right_in_Virginia]

Washington's Biggest Lobbyist, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Gets Shut Out
MSM, May 4, 2019, Wall Street Journal

A month before his inauguration, and shortly after he had finished a round of golf with Tiger Woods, Donald Trump was introduced to an adviser of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the chief advocacy group for American corporations.

Stanton Anderson stood in the clubhouse of Mr. Trump’s golf course in West Palm Beach, Fla., and extended his hand to the president-elect.

Mr. Trump refused it.  “You guys did everything to stop me,” Mr. Trump said, his face reddening, according to two people who were there. “I haven’t forgotten.”

In the two years since, relations between Mr. Trump and Washington’s biggest lobbying organization haven’t much improved.

The chill has hurt the U.S. Chamber, which for decades was the unmatched voice of industry. Its revenue has dipped, spending on lobbying and elections has fallen, and its large-donor pool has shrunk.

After eight years tussling with the Obama administration, the Chamber hoped a business-friendly administration would help reanimate its power. But Mr. Trump’s populism has refashioned the GOP agenda, and that has cut against priorities of various chamber constituencies that oppose tariffs and view immigration as a useful labor supply.


More:  https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/washingtons-biggest-lobbyist-the-us-chamber-of-commerce-gets-shut-out/ar-AAAO6OP?ocid=spartanntp

[Right_in_Virginia]

FTA

At a board meeting in Aventura, Fla., this March, executives complained about the absence of prominent Trump administration figures.

The same month, the Business Roundtable, a rival lobbying group, hosted Mr. Trump, Ivanka Trump, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and National Economic Council Director Lawrence Kudlow at their quarterly meeting in Washington.

The chamber’s featured guest, meanwhile, was former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush.

[skeeter]

The Chamber has owned presidents on both sides of the aisle for decades. ‘Bout time that stopped.

If only the same would happen for unions.

[bilo]

The Chamber has owned presidents on both sides of the aisle for decades. ‘Bout time that stopped.

If only the same would happen for unions.

 

Maybe we could get immigration straightened out if the Chamber of Commerce doesn't own so many politicians.

[libertybele]

Washington's Biggest Lobbyist, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Gets Shut Out
MSM, May 4, 2019, Wall Street Journal

A month before his inauguration, and shortly after he had finished a round of golf with Tiger Woods, Donald Trump was introduced to an adviser of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the chief advocacy group for American corporations.

Stanton Anderson stood in the clubhouse of Mr. Trump’s golf course in West Palm Beach, Fla., and extended his hand to the president-elect.

Mr. Trump refused it. “You guys did everything to stop me,” Mr. Trump said, his face reddening, according to two people who were there. “I haven’t forgotten.”

In the two years since, relations between Mr. Trump and Washington’s biggest lobbying organization haven’t much improved.

The chill has hurt the U.S. Chamber, which for decades was the unmatched voice of industry. Its revenue has dipped, spending on lobbying and elections has fallen, and its large-donor pool has shrunk.

After eight years tussling with the Obama administration, the Chamber hoped a business-friendly administration would help reanimate its power. But Mr. Trump’s populism has refashioned the GOP agenda, and that has cut against priorities of various chamber constituencies that oppose tariffs and view immigration as a useful labor supply.


More:  https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/washingtons-biggest-lobbyist-the-us-chamber-of-commerce-gets-shut-out/ar-AAAO6OP?ocid=spartanntp

Good for Trump!