Democrats’ CEO targets remain a work in progress
The party is finalizing its plans to scrutinize corruption and tackle affordability in the next Congress. As they decide on their oversight strategy for their new majorities, Democrats are still actively discussing how much to target individual corporations. That has meant throwing cold water on a dossier circulated by progressive think tank Groundwork Collaborative that recommends an aggressive approach against multiple industry executives, including demanding restitution. “We all get a lot of emails,” a Democratic aide told Semafor. “It’s one of many.” Incoming House Judiciary Chair Jamie Raskin, D-Md., told Semafor he hadn’t seen it, adding that “we’re not taking people or corporations that we want to pursue in a vendetta-like fashion: That’s Donald Trump land.” The party is finalizing its plans to scrutinize corruption and tackle affordability in the next Congress, with incoming chairs like the Senate Banking Committee’s Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., warning “big tech CEOs” and “Wall Street executives” about future grilling. Others have called out prediction markets and cryptocurrency, too. The hope is that going after corporations can attract swing voters and even Republicans con
The party is finalizing its plans to scrutinize corruption and tackle affordability in the next Congress. As they decide on their oversight strategy for their new majorities, Democrats are still actively discussing how much to target individual corporations. That has meant throwing cold water on a dossier circulated by progressive think tank Groundwork Collaborative that recommends an aggressive approach against multiple industry executives, including demanding restitution. “We all get a lot of emails,” a Democratic aide told Semafor.
“It’s one of many.” Incoming House Judiciary Chair Jamie Raskin, D-Md., told Semafor he hadn’t seen it, adding that “we’re not taking people or corporations that we want to pursue in a vendetta-like fashion: That’s Donald Trump land.” The party is finalizing its plans to scrutinize corruption and tackle affordability in the next Congress, with incoming chairs like the Senate Banking Committee’s Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., warning “big tech CEOs” and “Wall Street executives” about future grilling. Others have called out prediction markets and cryptocurrency, too.
The hope is that going after corporations can attract swing voters and even Republicans concerned about the cost of living, after it proved a winning strategy for Democratic candidates in red states. “We’ve seen … a total bottoming-out of their patience with Trump on it,” Groundwork Collaborative’s Alex Jacquez said.