EPISODE · Sep 2, 2020 · 8 MIN
The Chamber of Commerce hedges its bets
from POLITICO Energy · host POLITICO
For decades, the US Chamber of Commerce has primarily fought to get Republicans in power to keep a business-friendly government. But in 2020, the lobbying group is looking to hedge their bets and back some Democratic candidates, even if it means breaking with some in the oil industry. POLITICO’s Ben Lefebvre and Zack Colman, on how the Chamber is picking their endorsements, and how they are rattling the oil industry’s interests. Anthony Adragna is an energy reporter for POLITICO and host of POLITICO Energy.Zack Colman is an energy and environment reporter for POLITICO. Ben Lefebvre is an energy reporter for POLITICO. Carlos Prieto is a Politico podcast producer.Jenny Ament is the senior producer of POLITICO audio.Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO audio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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For decades, the US Chamber of Commerce has primarily fought to get Republicans in power to keep a business-friendly government. But in 2020, the lobbying group is looking to hedge their bets and back some Democratic candidates, even if it means breaking with some in the oil industry. POLITICO’s Ben Lefebvre and Zack Colman, on how the Chamber is picking their endorsements, and how they are rattling the oil industry’s interests. Anthony Adragna is an energy reporter for POLITICO and host of POLITICO Energy.Zack Colman is an energy and environment reporter for POLITICO. Ben Lefebvre is an energy reporter for POLITICO. Carlos Prieto is a Politico podcast producer.Jenny Ament is the senior producer of POLITICO audio.Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO audio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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