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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.
By Matt Reese
With a new Administration in the White House comes a whole new set of challenges, concerns and opportunities for agriculture. What can U.S. agriculture expect moving forward with President Joe Biden?
Mary Kay Thatcher works in government relations for Syngenta. At the recent Ohio AgriBuisiness Association Industry Conference she offered some insights on what to expect from the Biden Administration with regard to agriculture.
“I’m looking at Mr. Biden a lot like I looked at President Ford. You know when [Ford] was named president he had served in the House for 24 years, and as minority leader for nine of those years, so he knew people. He knew how the House operated,” Thatcher said. “President Biden has 36 years in the Senate. Until four years ago he was president of the Senate by virtue of being vice president. So my point is, he’s got a lot of friends on both sides of the aisle and he really is much more of a negotiator than he is an administrator, so I