House Repubs plan to fight corporations for "wokeness", payback for suspending donations after j6

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/populist-house-republicans-picking-a-fight-with-us-business-over-woke-capitalism/ar-AA14BCFD

Populist House Republicans Picking a Fight With US Business Over ‘Woke Capitalism’



(Bloomberg) -- Republicans and their longtime corporate allies are going through a messy breakup as companies’ equality and climate goals run headlong into a GOP movement exploiting social and cultural issues to fire up conservatives.

Most directly in the GOP cross-hairs is the US Chamber of Commerce, which is under pressure from likely House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to replace its leadership after the nation’s biggest business lobby backed some Democratic candidates.


As the conflict simmers, the California Republican and his top lieutenant, Steve Scalise, have refused to meet with Chamber representatives, according to a person familiar with their thinking. And rank-and-file Republicans are largely disregarding the once influential “key vote alerts” the Chamber distributes, a former senior Republican aide said.


Divisions between populist Republicans and big business are rooted in President Donald Trump’s attacks on executives such as General Motors Co.’s chief executive officer, Mary Barra, Merck & Co. Chairman Kenneth C. Frazier, and Amazon.com Inc.’s Jeff Bezos. When companies suspended campaign donations after the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection to Republicans who denied the result of the 2020 presidential election, the rift widened, even though many businesses have since resumed their giving.

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Interviews with lawmakers, lobbyists and former congressional aides highlighted the growing tensions with a new crop of Republicans more focused on social and cultural issues than business priorities.


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“While Republican committee chairs in prior years may have thought twice before taking on private-sector targets, the incoming chairs are likely to conduct vigorous oversight of the private sector,” said Alyssa DaCunha, who advises companies on congressional investigations at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale & Dorr LLP. “They are prepared to deploy more aggressive investigative techniques.”

[Lovie777]

1. This is going to be a piss poor two years with craz craz GQPs.....

[Bernardo de La Paz]

11. At the end, the GQP will be just as pissy, but poorer. . . . nt

[comradebillyboy]

2. So the pukes are going to bite the hand that feeds them?

That always works out well.

[Phoenix61]

6. That's what I was thinking.

Personally, I’m all for it. Seems like a great way to help the Dems.

[enough]

3. This won't go well for them.

The conservative SCOTUS has loudly proclaimed that political spending by corporations is “speech.” They won’t turn around and agree that corporations can be punished for choosing how they want to spend their money. That court will defend corporations’ freedom to do whatever they want.

[yankee87]

4. The cult is mad

Just another group the cult is angry at. You are either 100% with them, or you are their enemy. Every cult dissolve into this mess.

[NCDem47]

5. They only hand House Rs think they have to play is to "go after" people and organizations.

I mean, any legislation will be DOA with Dem Senate and Biden veto. So let them create a circus for what they think will weaken Dems in 2024 election cycle. I think it will backfire. They'll overreach and at least 60-something% of America will see it as nonsense (I hope!)

[bluestarone]

7. Definition of the word Republicons is

CULT that lies, cheats, blackmails, murders, destroys laws. EVIL group of unamerican traitors.

[tanyev]

8. Huh. Thought the GOP were big supporters of corporate free speech.

I guess that’s only when the “free speech” supports them.

[Irish_Dem]

9. A Fascist government is a merger of state and corporate power.

Corporations are about to learn that lesson.

[hildegaard28]

10. Hopefully

The corporations will refuse to cooperate, both through giving documents to the rats or testifying. They can use the excuse that their trade secrets will be in danger as the Ratpublicans cannot be trusted. The argument can be made that it is a political witch hunt, and that can be supported by the fact that corporations have broken no laws by deciding to make business decisions that Ratpublicans don't like.

[Trenzalore]

12. Hey dumbass rich guys

Look at Putin's Russia for how the oligarchs have it. They are at the mercy of Putin every day. That is what the GOP intends for you.

[keithbvadu2]

13. Gov't for sale... No pay, no play!

Gov't for sale... No pay, no play!

[lindysalsagal]

14. They discovered something that they hadn't already broken.

[Scrivener7]

15. Please proceed.

[PortTack]

16. So they are going to publicly scold corporations for paying attention to their customers and

Not them?? That oughta teach em!! Geez….

[Midnight Writer]

17. They are pulling the walls in around themselves, pushing away more and more perceived "enemies".

They know only one way to face resistance: attack!

The whole Party has taken on the traits of a very disturbed personality.

[ThoughtCriminal]

18. GOP: Don't call it extortion

or we'll arrange for your legs to get broken!

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

19. I thought they believed in free enterprise?

Bunch of ideological morons.

[ProfessorGAC]

20. My Bet Is It Doesn't Happen

It's the screachers just making noise, but their infighting over the speakership will distract their flea brains for a while.
Then a few purple district Rs will flex their now important muscle and they'll move in some direction to appear useful.
This initiative will just fade into oblivion.
I got 10 bucks on my prediction.