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Biden moves to leverage corporate America s falling out with GOP
While the president and his team see a traditional foe, they also see an opportunity to leverage increasingly socially-conscious boardrooms.
The cautious courtship between corporate America and the Biden White House could play a critical role in the president’s agenda. | Tom Williams-Pool/Getty Images
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The business community doesn’t dislike President Joe Biden’s proposal to hike corporate taxes to pay for a massive $2 trillion-plus infrastructure plan. They detest it.
But there are some reasons to think corporate leaders are warming to Biden: They backed his Covid-19 recovery plan, which pumped billions of dollars into hard-hit industries and small businesses. They know he comes from a business-friendly state that boasts more corporations than any other. And, well, he’s not Donald Trump, whose trade wars hurt companies and whose incendiary remarks on race offended them.
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EXCLUSIVE: CBC leadership and Senators Cory Booker and Raphael Warnock are expected to be in attendance at the White House meeting
Jim Clyburn and two additional members Senators
Cory Booker and Senator
Joe Biden on Tuesday at the White House at 2 p.m. eastern.
CBC Chairwoman Joyce Beatty confirmed to
theGrio that the influential caucus group will seek to discuss a number of issues deemed “our top priorities during our [first] 100 days.”
Left to right: Rep. Joyce Beatty, President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris (Photo: Getty Images)
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