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‘Business prospects in Congress could become even more difficult next year if the November elections… increase the ranks of conservatives’

July 10, 2012 | 2:30 pm
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The mainstream media is catching on. Pro-free market does not equal pro-big business, the AP reports:

Conservative Republicans have roughed up the business community this year — and it’s not over yet….

when it comes to many of industry’s top legislative priorities, conservative Republican lawmakers and like-minded groups including the Club for Growth and Heritage Action have thrown up roadblocks to tasks that had been easy before the 2010 elections sent a large class of conservative tea party insurgents to Congress.

They and their ideological leaders argue that the marketplace should dictate what businesses thrive and falter, not Washington….

when it comes to many of industry’s top legislative priorities, conservative Republican lawmakers and like-minded groups including the Club for Growth and Heritage Action have thrown up roadblocks to tasks that had been easy before the 2010 elections sent a large class of conservative tea party insurgents to Congress.

They and their ideological leaders argue that the marketplace should dictate what businesses thrive and falter, not Washington.

From WeeklyStandard.com