New EPA Administrator should seek to improve relationships with industry
The recent decision by President Barack Obama to nominate Gina McCarthy to head the Environmental Protection Agency is an opportunity for the White House to try and repair the rift that has grown between industry and the Democratic Party. Regardless of who’s to blame for the split between business and the White House, the resulting lack of economic growth hurts millions of Americans who need jobs.
Blue Dogs, New Democrats and more conservative factions of the Democratic Party typically have good relationships with business. But traditionally, most Democrats and many of this country’s largest companies have tense relations. In Obama’s first term, the relationship between business and the president grew increasingly frosty. There are many reasons for this: after eight years of a very pro-business administration some businesses suddenly felt threatened; Republican leaders in the business community were hoping to unseat the president; and the White House sent signals that the American people and big business often have divergent interests.
The Hill
Ronnie Shows
3/20/13
Magnolia Tribune
