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The Business Lobby Doesn’t Need Kevin McCarthy
The probable next speaker of the House is openly feuding with the US Chamber of Commerce, but it has other allies in Congress.
Is he still an ally of the business lobby?
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The US Chamber of Commerce, the largest and most influential business lobby in Washington, can’t even get a meeting with the Republican expected to be the next speaker of the House. That’s certainly unusual, but the more immediate question is how this strained relationship will affect prospects for legislation in 2023.
The answer: Not very much.