Conservatives press for business champion at Commerce Department

Published December 17, 2020 10:12pm ET



Conservatives hope that President-elect Joe Biden will choose a commerce secretary from the ranks of America’s big business leaders to rebuild relationships that frayed under President Trump.

The post is one of the last remaining slots to be filled in Biden’s Cabinet and one of the last chances for him to signal a bipartisan approach by selecting a Republican.

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