Follow The Hill - All Business, filter it, and define how you want to receive the news (via Email, RSS, Telegram, WhatsApp etc.) https://follow.it/the-hill-d-all-business Fri, 24 Sep 2021 20:37:37 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Zhr1RF2dQmOYo_Rz_YFJccb1naedg1wr Texas on Thursday announced that it will be limiting business with Ben & Jerry’s and its parent company, Unilever, following the ice cream maker’s decision to stop selling its products in certain Israeli-occupied territories. Comptroller...]]> Fri, 24 Sep 2021 17:42:29 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Zhr1RF2dQmOYo_Rz_YFJccb1naedg1wr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Zhr1RF2dQmPodXnvCpV0dSejEQ2Mq9rY Caregiving advocates launched a seven-figure ad campaign Friday urging lawmakers to support Democrats’ $3.5 trillion social spending plan, which makes huge investments in child care, home care and paid family leave.The CareCantWait coalition, which...]]> Fri, 24 Sep 2021 16:42:24 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Zhr1RF2dQmPodXnvCpV0dSejEQ2Mq9rY https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Zhr1RF2dQmMX6Imku2VulMb1naedg1wr Target on Thursday announced that it will bring on 100,000 seasonal workers for the holiday season, a drop from the number of new jobs added last year as the retail chain looks to focus on offering more hours and flexibility to existing employees.&...]]> Thu, 23 Sep 2021 18:15:54 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Zhr1RF2dQmMX6Imku2VulMb1naedg1wr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Zhr1RF2dQmPVDqHft7XIIezdsCmHakzH Americans for Prosperity (AFP), an advocacy group backed by GOP mega-donor Charles Koch, launched a multi-million dollar ad campaign Thursday attacking Democrats’ $3.5 trillion social spending package.The TV, radio, direct mail and online ad blitz...]]> Thu, 23 Sep 2021 17:35:03 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Zhr1RF2dQmPVDqHft7XIIezdsCmHakzH https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Zhr1RF2dQmOEr7tSaT7AG-T5HJgy6HUf  Business groups are pressuring centrist Democrats to oppose their party’s $3.5 trillion spending package that raises taxes on corporations, with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce warning it could pull endorsements for lawmakers in tough reelection...]]> Thu, 23 Sep 2021 00:23:53 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Zhr1RF2dQmOEr7tSaT7AG-T5HJgy6HUf https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Zhr1RF2dQmPle82vF9GbEiejEQ2Mq9rY Thousands of entertainment union members are poised to hold a strike authorization vote amid a breakdown in contract negotiations.The International Association of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) said Monday its members are mobilizing to prepare...]]> Wed, 22 Sep 2021 22:56:48 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Zhr1RF2dQmPle82vF9GbEiejEQ2Mq9rY https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Zhr1RF2dQmN7FQkDqf64FezdsCmHakzH The U.S. Chamber of Commerce launched a six-figure ad campaign Wednesday pressuring moderate House Democrats to vote down the $3.5 trillion reconciliation package. The ads target Reps. Cindy Axne, (Iowa), Angie Craig (Minn.), Antonio Delgado (N...]]> Wed, 22 Sep 2021 15:57:47 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Zhr1RF2dQmN7FQkDqf64FezdsCmHakzH https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Zhr1RF2dQmNpxNZBtF_uTsb1naedg1wr The debt ceiling battle on Capitol Hill is pitting corporate America against congressional Republicans in a test for business groups that have historically aligned with GOP lawmakers on economic issues.Senate Republican leaders are digging in on...]]> Wed, 22 Sep 2021 12:01:14 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Zhr1RF2dQmNpxNZBtF_uTsb1naedg1wr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Zhr1RF2dQmNpxNZBtF_uTuT5HJgy6HUf Visits to veterinarians and animal hospitals have spiked amid the COVID-19 pandemic, triggering a crisis in which care providers are struggling to keep up with the high demand.Animal hospitals across the country have reported “overworked and...]]> Wed, 22 Sep 2021 12:01:10 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Zhr1RF2dQmNpxNZBtF_uTuT5HJgy6HUf https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Zhr1RF2dQmNpxNZBtF_uTpVjH6qdYdAk Former Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Carol Browner joined Covington & Burling LLP as senior of counsel. Browner led the EPA during the Clinton administration and served as director of the Office of Energy and Climate Change...]]> Wed, 22 Sep 2021 12:00:08 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Zhr1RF2dQmNpxNZBtF_uTpVjH6qdYdAk https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Zhr1RF2dQmMwUPAzEbwWA5VjH6qdYdAk More than 50 companies signed a letter this week saying that Texas' abortion ban threatens the health and economic stability of their workers and customers.Companies including Yelp, Lyft, VICE Media Group, Ben & Jerry’s and Reddit said...]]> Tue, 21 Sep 2021 19:12:01 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Zhr1RF2dQmMwUPAzEbwWA5VjH6qdYdAk https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Zhr1RF2dQmOc9ATPKycDRHn9ye8UNv30 Over 50 CEOs of major companies are calling on Congress to make more investments in child care. In a letter, which was first reported by Politico, the executives called on Congress to “act decisively” to address the lack of affordable, quality child...]]> Tue, 21 Sep 2021 16:28:02 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Zhr1RF2dQmOc9ATPKycDRHn9ye8UNv30 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Zhr1RF2dQmM9aFn-sad0gSlmFkX7M1Jw HEALTH CAREAbbott Laboratories hired Federal Health Policy Strategies to lobby on issues and policies related to the Food and Drug Administration. Dan Elling, former Republican staff director of the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee, will...]]> Tue, 21 Sep 2021 12:00:08 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Zhr1RF2dQmM9aFn-sad0gSlmFkX7M1Jw https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Zhr1RF2dQmNZBiM1pwvm_CejEQ2Mq9rY CVS Pharmacy announced on Monday that it would be hiring 25,000 people during a one-day event in September to help with the expected increase in COVID-19 vaccine booster shots as well as annual flu shots.The majority of the positions that...]]> Mon, 20 Sep 2021 17:10:28 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Zhr1RF2dQmNZBiM1pwvm_CejEQ2Mq9rY https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Zhr1RF2dQmMiJiLfQXlDi6CY3L745TL_ The pharmaceutical industry is on the verge of defeating a major Democratic proposal that would allow the federal government to negotiate drug prices.Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) can afford only three defections when the House votes on a sweeping...]]> Mon, 20 Sep 2021 12:00:15 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Zhr1RF2dQmMiJiLfQXlDi6CY3L745TL_ https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Zhr1RF2dQmMv2zNNWSzXjuT5HJgy6HUf Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) on Friday urged Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to investigate a partnership between American Airlines and JetBlue Airways, warning that it could saddle passengers with higher airfares. The two carriers...]]> Fri, 17 Sep 2021 20:54:55 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Zhr1RF2dQmMv2zNNWSzXjuT5HJgy6HUf https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Zhr1RF2dQmMv2zNNWSzXjiejEQ2Mq9rY The International Brotherhood of Teamsters is reportedly launching a campaign to organize workers in at least nine Amazon facilities across Canada, as the tech giant resists unionization efforts in the U.S.Union officials this week...]]> Fri, 17 Sep 2021 17:08:29 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Zhr1RF2dQmMv2zNNWSzXjiejEQ2Mq9rY https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Zhr1RF2dQmMKN3X5jkGoPXn9ye8UNv30 The leader of a prominent Afghan resistance group has retained a Washington lobbyist to push for U.S. support in the group’s effort to oust the Taliban from power.Ahmad Massoud, head of the anti-Taliban National Resistance Front of Afghanistan,...]]> Thu, 16 Sep 2021 18:30:38 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Zhr1RF2dQmMKN3X5jkGoPXn9ye8UNv30 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Zhr1RF2dQmPRRVzboc6IYJs0ohxaO6Yr The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation on Wednesday launched a coalition to connect Afghan refugees with jobs when they resettle in the U.S. The Coalition for Afghan Refugee Employment, which includes major employers such as Amazon, Walmart...]]> Wed, 15 Sep 2021 23:38:08 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Zhr1RF2dQmPRRVzboc6IYJs0ohxaO6Yr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Zhr1RF2dQmPRRVzboc6IYOT5HJgy6HUf The Business Roundtable on Wednesday sent a letter to congressional leaders warning that they could create an economic crisis if they fail to swiftly raise the debt limit. The lobbying group, which represents CEOs at some of the nation’s...]]> Wed, 15 Sep 2021 21:14:44 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Zhr1RF2dQmPRRVzboc6IYOT5HJgy6HUf