Democratic Senators Rip Corporate Lobby for 'Cheerleading' GOP Default Threat and Tax Cuts

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Democratic Senators Rip Corporate Lobby for 'Cheerleading' GOP Default Threat and Tax Cuts
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'The American people deserve to understand why you are supporting even more deficit-busting tax giveaways for giant corporations, while also cheerleading Republican demands to inflict painful, job-killing austerity on everyone else.'

"The American people deserve to understand why you are supporting even more deficit-busting tax giveaways for giant corporations, while also cheerleading Republican demands to inflict painful, job-killing austerity on everyone else.

While House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's office has reportedly not met with representatives of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce during the standoff, a representative of the powerful business group said earlier this week that such a meeting would be pointless given that the Chamber and the GOP are so closely aligned.earlier this week that a meeting with McCarthy would be a"cheerleading session."

"I see the relationship as respectful, so I'm not worried about wasting his time to come in and say, 'Look how much I agree with you,'" said Bradley, who

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