Corporation-free zone: Progressives press Biden to lock out big business

in his incoming administration and keep out corporate executives, lobbyists and consultants.

"Millions of people will receive emails about these two efforts urging them to take action. We expect hundreds of thousands of them will," said David Segal, the co-founder of the progressive group Demand Progress. "And Senate offices and members of the transition team can expect a groundswell of grassroots opposition to corporatist picks.

At a press conference outside the Democratic National Committee Thursday, progressive lawmakers said activists would have allies on the inside in confronting the new president. ," bolstered by "reinforcements" including Reps.-elect Cori Bush, D-Mo., Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., and Mondaire Jones, D-N.Y. All three of the incoming lawmakers are young and black.

They’re calling for Biden to create a new high-level position in the White House akin to a national security adviser to coordinate the government’s response to climate change and transition to a greener economy.

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Corporation-free zone: Progressives press Biden to lock out big businessProgressives are ramping up their public pressure on President-elect Biden to appoint progressives to key jobs in his incoming administration and keep out corporate executives, lobbyists and consultants. THe progressives running were NOT chosen as the nominee. Corporations did not pay all that money for nothing.... Come on man... Progressive policies lost in the primary election. They may have a voice on their good ideas, but shouldn’t think that they can demand Biden to do as they say.
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