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1. There aren't enough ventilators, tests, or masks
Trump has the power to compel private industry to produce more of these through the Defense Production Act
But Trump has been hesitant to use it
Why?
Corporate lobbyists have convinced him not to https://popular.info/p/a-deadly-corporate-lobbying-campaign
Trump has the power to compel private industry to produce more of these through the Defense Production Act
But Trump has been hesitant to use it
Why?
Corporate lobbyists have convinced him not to https://popular.info/p/a-deadly-corporate-lobbying-campaign
2. The @USChamber is lobbying the administration not to use the Defense Production Act.
Its lobbyists convinced Kushner and Kudlow it was a bad idea.
It's been done quietly, but it's not a secret. You can find the @USChamber's position on its website
https://popular.info/p/a-deadly-corporate-lobbying-campaign
Its lobbyists convinced Kushner and Kudlow it was a bad idea.
It's been done quietly, but it's not a secret. You can find the @USChamber's position on its website
https://popular.info/p/a-deadly-corporate-lobbying-campaign
3. But the @USChamber is a membership organization. It represents businesses. So if powerful companies who are members speak out against this lobbying campaign, they could stop it
That could increase the chances Trump would act
And it could save lives https://popular.info/p/a-deadly-corporate-lobbying-campaign
That could increase the chances Trump would act
And it could save lives https://popular.info/p/a-deadly-corporate-lobbying-campaign
4. @Nike almost quit the @USChamber in 2009 over a dispute about climate change. But it remained so it could "better influence policy."
Now is the time that @Nike could make a difference by speaking out against the Chamber's lobbying
NOW IS YOUR CHANCE
https://popular.info/p/a-deadly-corporate-lobbying-campaign
Now is the time that @Nike could make a difference by speaking out against the Chamber's lobbying
NOW IS YOUR CHANCE
https://popular.info/p/a-deadly-corporate-lobbying-campaign
5. @Google is an active member of @USChamber
Google is highlighting steps it is taking to increase production of protective gear and ventilators
But it could make an even bigger difference by speaking out against the @USChamber's lobbying campaign https://popular.info/p/a-deadly-corporate-lobbying-campaign
Google is highlighting steps it is taking to increase production of protective gear and ventilators
But it could make an even bigger difference by speaking out against the @USChamber's lobbying campaign https://popular.info/p/a-deadly-corporate-lobbying-campaign
6. In an impassioned letter to his employees, @CapitalOne's CEO praised his company's compassionate response to the pandemic.
But Capital One is a member of the @USChamber and the company has had no response to the Chamber's lobbying campaign https://popular.info/p/a-deadly-corporate-lobbying-campaign
But Capital One is a member of the @USChamber and the company has had no response to the Chamber's lobbying campaign https://popular.info/p/a-deadly-corporate-lobbying-campaign
7. @Nike, @Google, and @CapitalOne did not immediately return my request for comment.
But if enough of their customers make their voices heard, they will.
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