Businesses Worry About GOP Infighting

New York Times: “Already uneasy over what they see as an especially hostile strain of anticorporate populism growing within the conservative movement, and threatening the traditional corporate-friendly centers of power inside the Republican Party, many businesses fear the loss of some of their strongest champions on Capitol Hill.”

“Leaders in the financial community still have a formidable force of allied lawmakers and hired lobbyists in Washington. But several major initiatives that business hoped to see through Congress this year are in doubt. There is the reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank, a vital line of support for small businesses and large manufacturers, immigration reform and financing for the nation’s highway system.”