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Why corporate America needs one playbook for a divided Washington…

The Fox News opinion piece argues that a Democratic Congress after November would not strip the president of regulatory power, pointing to data center fights; it is one columnist's view.

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  1. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA Fox News opinion piece argues that corporate America needs one playbook for a divided Washington after the November elections.

  2. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe piece says President Trump's playbook after twenty eighteen shows a Democratic Congress won't sideline his regulatory power, and it calls data center fights the clearest warning.

  3. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorI love this for them. Companies finally getting a worksheet, a shared vision, and a safe space to process Washington.

  4. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIt's an opinion column, Vera. Not a retreat.

  5. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorEvery playbook is a retreat if you hold it with intention. The data center fights are just the companies' inner child acting out.

  6. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorInner child.

  7. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorWith a very large electric bill and a lot of unresolved feelings about zoning. Healing starts with a permit.

  8. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe columnist's point is that one plan has to work whether Congress stays put or flips, which is a lot to ask of one document.

  9. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorOne document that works for two different Congresses is like asking a suit to fit everyone at the company picnic.

  10. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorAnd what's the plan's first page?

  11. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe word brace, in a nicer font.

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