What Democrat Joe Biden’s presidency might mean for Texas businesses
The coronavirus pandemic will be the first and last item on the president-elect’s agenda. But Texas businesses are preparing for a new White House on multiple fronts.
The concern? The possibility of another government-led shutdown due to the coronavirus outbreak.
“I don’t know if we could handle another one,” she said, taking measure of the fragile economy that has taken hold even as encouraging advancements are being made on the COVID-19 vaccine front. “Small-business owners we’re very, very nervous.”
Makaye is confident that Biden, a Democrat, will lead the country out of the pandemic and into prosperity. She conceded that others “don’t have a lot of hope,” underscoring the challenges the new White House will face both in terms of policy and perception.
The Finance 202: Stimulus talks set off lobbying frenzy as businesses angle for last-minute relief Tory Newmyer
with Brent D. Griffiths Progress toward an economic relief package has stalled out again, as bipartisan talks give way to partisan finger-pointing. But a frenzy of lobbying activity on the measure keeps churning at full tilt, with businesses from beer brewers to airlines scrambling to secure a slice of a potentially trillion-dollar pie. The last must-pass bill of any Congress draws a lobbying crowd. This year with relief funding from last spring spent; federal aid programs set to expire; and pandemic-fueled shutdowns rolling across the map again