Obama Plans Truce With Chamber of Commerce

Posted by Rachel Pulaski on Sunday, November 21, 2010
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From politico.com - Moving to repair a deep rift with leading CEOs, President Barack Obama plans to speak at a U.S. Chamber of Commerce event next month and the two sides are trying to work out details, White House and Chamber officials said Saturday. The talks mark a dramatic rapprochement between the Chamber, which spent tens of millions of dollars in the midterm election to defeat Democrats, and the president, who openly criticized the “world’s largest business federation” for accepting contributions from undisclosed donors. White House Deputy Communications Director Jen Psaki said: “Economic recovery is the most important goal for the president and working with all of the stakeholders — including the Chamber of Commerce — on export promotion, free and fair trade to grow the economy and create jobs is an important part of achieving that goal."
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2 comments:

Rachel Pulaski said...

If I was the head of the Chamber of Commerce I would tell Obama to eat dirt but if the two are set on settling their differences my first demand would be a formal apology from the President. The apology must include a retraction of the claim that the Chamber receives money from foreign sources.

November 21, 2010 at 10:16 AM
Anonymous said...

The Chamber of Commerce should refuse to meet with the president until he apologizes and passes a bill that extends the Bush tax cuts for ALL Americans.

November 21, 2010 at 11:00 PM

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