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Labor leaders meet with Biden to talk infrastructure
Washington
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris met with labor leaders Wednesday to discuss his proposed COVID relief package and investing in infrastructure. Every once in a while as president, you get to invite close friends into the Oval, Biden told reporters, according to pool reports. A lot of these folks have been my friends for a long, long, long time. As they say in parts of my state, these are the folks that brung me to the dance.
Labor unions contributed more than $1.3 million to Biden in the 2020 campaign cycle, according to the Center for Responsive Politics, and he s pledged to be a staunch ally in office.
After Capitol Riots, Billionaireâs âScholarsâ Confront Their Benefactor
More than 160 participants in a masterâs program funded by the Blackstone founder Stephen Schwarzman have urged him to stop donating to election objectors. He has declined.
Stephen A. Schwarzman, above, at the 2016 opening ceremony for his namesake program at Tsinghua University in Beijing, left. Some participants sent a letter to him saying he was harming the program’s reputation.Credit.Getty Images
Feb. 18, 2021
The private equity billionaire Stephen A. Schwarzman has spent many years financing educational programs, from his old high school to the Ivy League.
But the Blackstone chief executiveâs largess hasnât always bought good will: There was swift opposition to his proposal to put his name on Abington Senior High School in Pennsylvania, and his close ties to former President Donald J. Trump contributed to opposition to having his name on a campus center he funded at Yale.