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Remarkable illustration of a decade of political realignment: if House Republicans retake the majority next year, they plan to investigate the U.S. Chamber of Commerce
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House Republicans Plan to Investigate Chamber of Commerce If They Take the Majority
Todays GOP war on the U.S. Chamber of Commerce represents a stunning turnaround from just a few years ago.
11:42 AM · Sep 19, 2022
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Remarkable illustration of a decade of political realignment: if House Republicans retake the majority next year, they plan to investigate the U.S. Chamber of Commerce
theintercept.com
House Republicans Plan to Investigate Chamber of Commerce If They Take the Majority
Todays GOP war on the U.S. Chamber of Commerce represents a stunning turnaround from just a few years ago.
11:42 AM · Sep 19, 2022
https://theintercept.com/2022/09/19/house-republicans-chamber-commerce/
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REPUBLICANS PLAN TO launch a variety of investigations into the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and many of its largest member corporations if they retake the majority in the House of Representatives this November. The probes, said a GOP member of Congress and multiple Republican operatives who requested anonymity to discuss plans that have yet to be made public, will marry Republicans newly formed hostility to the Chamber with the partys mission to undermine the growth of the ESG investment sector.
The power of ESG which stands for environmental, social, and governance criteria to shape company valuations and behavior has become a major source of consternation among conservatives, who argue that companies that follow it are breaking with their fiduciary duty to maximize profits for investors.
The Chamber has infuriated Republicans by endorsing ESG criteria. Today, for many companies, climate change and carbon emissions impact long-term value, thereby becoming a factor that retirement fund managers should take into consideration, wrote a Chamber vice president in a typical statement in July 2020.
The congressman highlighted what he saw as the downfalls of that approach. Republicans accuse ESG advocates of using ESG criteria to punish American energy companies, only to then give an advantage to large, foreign energy companies over which the U.S. has little oversight anyways.
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House Republicans Plan to Investigate Chamber of Commerce If They Take the Majority (Original Post)
Nevilledog
Sep 2022
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Solly Mack
(90,740 posts)1. K&R
TheRealNorth
(9,435 posts)2. That's what Fascists do
I bet the Chamber of Commerce thought they would still be calling the shots. That's what the German Industrialists thought when they supported Hitler.
Midnight Writer
(21,546 posts)3. Go get'em, Roy!
Maybe the corporate donors will realize they are giving money to support lunatics that can turn on anyone, anytime.
modrepub
(3,467 posts)4. And What If Stockholders Want These Companies
to abide by some set of social standards? And that includes public employee stock holders.
Another reason why folks should be share owners (and not via some type of mutual fund holder of stocks). Vote your proxy.
Renew Deal
(81,801 posts)5. They will squirm when they are told that ESG efforts DO maximize profits.
Its amazing how republicans suddenly love big government interference. What happened to free trade?