Can this Big Business-Biden romance last?
It s … complicated.
Increases in the federal minimum wage, higher corporate taxes, and stricter environmental regulations are among issues that could dampen any affection between them.
But leaders and lobbyists for 10 of the nation s top trade and business groups including the US Chamber of Commerce, the National Association of Manufacturers, and the American Petroleum Institute said that they had had encouraging early conversations with President Joe Biden and administration officials.
All signaled enthusiasm for at least some of the items on Biden s business agenda and described common interest in COVID-19 relief, infrastructure investment, and immigration reform.
The Latest: Navajo Nation new virus cases on downward trend
The Associated Press
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Biden risks first cabinet defeat as delay stokes doubt on Tanden
Josh Wingrove and Erik Wasson, Bloomberg
Feb. 24, 2021
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Neera Tanden, director of the Office and Management and Budget (OMB) nominee for U.S. President Joe Biden, during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee confirmation hearing in Washington on Feb. 9, 2021.Bloomberg photo by Ting Shen.
A pair of committee-level confirmation votes on President Joe Biden s pick for budget director, Neera Tanden, have been postponed, further fueling doubts about whether she can win approval to the post.
Votes set for Wednesday by the the Senate s Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and Budget panels were each postponed, according to a notice posted by the first committee and aides familiar with the matter. No official reason was immediately provided.
Biden faces first potential Cabinet defeat as opposition grows to budget-office nominee
Seung Min Kim, Annie Linskey and Jeff Stein, The Washington Post
Feb. 22, 2021
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1of3Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, talks with reporters on Feb. 11, 2021.Washington Post photo by Katherine FreyShow MoreShow Less
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WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden was on the cusp of his first Cabinet defeat Monday as two closely watched GOP senators announced their opposition to Neera Tanden, his pick to be the nation s chief budget official, potentially dealing a major blow to an administration that has struggled to fill top posts across the government.