REPORT: Biden administration coordinating with left-wing organizations on policy

Every administration has advisers to consult with regarding policy.  

What is not supposed to take place is outside organizations being given a green light to more or less craft responses and policy.  

Emails have now been uncovered showing that is exactly what was going on with the Biden administration, and it is far from the first time.  

Let Them Do the Work  

If you recall, when Biden was crafting his school policies during the COVID-19 outbreak, he was more or less allowing teachers unions to call the shots.  

The problem here is that these unions were major donors to the Biden administration, so it makes it appear as though they were buying access to influence policy.  

The new emails were revealed via a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request by Protect the Public’s Trust (PPT). 

One email had communications between Victoria Esser, founder of Belle Haven Consulting, LLC, and Ellen Nissenbaum, who at the time was Senior Vice President for Government Affairs at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP). 

Esser wrote, “I know Ellen already saw this release from House [Ways and Means Republicans]. 

“Jack asked me to coordinate with you all on the best response. He is likely doing CNBC Squawk Box and Bloomberg Balance of Power next week and week after.  

“I think he is comfortable on advocating for funding piece but anticipating some potential snark question/s on false assertion that tax gap numbers are inflated/supposed abuse/going after middle class. Would you be able to help?” 

That email was forwarded to Natasha Sarin, who at the time was counselor to then-Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen for Tax Policy and Implementation. 

Nissenbaum also had communications with Chuck Marr, Vice President for Federal Tax Policy at CBPP. 

That email stated, “Natasha Sarin called last night. They are seeing Repubs shift their attacks from the IRS enforcement to the IRS money. Treasury is worried Repubs will attack the OTA estimate and point to the forthcoming lower estimate of savings when the CBO score is out. 

“Natasha noted that Repubs like Portman and others during BIF negotiations argued that CBO was too conservative in its estimates, and Treasury folks wondered if we might put something out (eg. A blog or tweet thread) when the CBO scores comes out, pointing to the Repubs’ statements and offering defense of OTA as much as we can. 

“They will send quotes. Also wants some state related help, Michael, that I’ll fill you in on later – will give you a call.” 

Reading through the full report, it is eerily familiar with what happened during COVID, with outside groups crafting policy and statements to be made to the media on the subject.  

So, once again, I ask if Biden was nothing more than a mouthpiece because he clearly was not the one crafting policy or, apparently, even reviewing policy during his administration.