U.S. Chamber No Longer Backs Infrastructure Bill

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U.S. Chamber No Longer Backs Infrastructure Bill

October 4, 2021 at 9:07 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 68 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2021/10/04/u-s-chamber-no-longer-backs-infrastructure-bill/

"SNIP.......

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is withdrawing its support of the Senate-passed $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill just hours after Punchbowl News reported House Republicans were booting it from its strategy calls, Axios reports.

“The pretense for the decision: President Biden formally linking the ‘hard’ infrastructure bill with the $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation package during a meeting with House Democrats on Friday.”

......SNIP"

[msongs]

2. follow the $$ nt

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3. Dirty snakes.

[OAITW r.2.0]

4. Republicans froze them out.

They got back in line quickly.

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6. +1

[BlueIdaho]

5. The US Chamber has never been worth two shits

This is just par for the course.

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7. Every time that name comes up I wish we could require them to remove "U.S."

from their name. For years when I was young, while the worst actions of this horrible group occasionally made their way to my vague notice, I thought it must be in some way an agency of our government. Ridiculous, I know, but "U.S. Chamber of Commerce."

The withdrawal is a problem. They're also running a major ad calling the reconcilliation bill "an existential threat" to the economy. And “taking more hard-earned money from small businesses and working families.”