Overhaul Divides Business and Its Traditional GOP Allies – WSJ.com
By NEIL KING JR.
WASHINGTON — Business is parting from its traditional allies in the Republican Party on health care as companies and big corporate lobbyists lend tentative support to a congressional overhaul that conservative lawmakers staunchly oppose.
The rift mirrors a similar divide on other issues, including immigration and climate change, where many companies have backed legislative action that Republican lawmakers oppose.
But the health-care debate, in particular, casts a spotlight on the split in the longstanding alliance between economic conservatives and the business community.
Overhaul Divides Business and Its Traditional GOP Allies – WSJ.com