Business lobby opposed to order requiring government contractors to disclose political donations

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce made it known to the Obama administration that they oppose its plan to require government contractors to disclose their political donations.

The Chamber argued that disclosures would chill the free speech rights of businesses and cited the case of Target which suffered boycotts and protests after the revelation that the company contributed to a group that supported a candidate opposed to gay marriage. -db

From The New York Times, April 26, 2011, by Eric Lichtblau.

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