{"id":572444,"date":"2021-06-24T05:06:41","date_gmt":"2021-06-24T09:06:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=572444"},"modified":"2021-06-24T05:06:42","modified_gmt":"2021-06-24T09:06:42","slug":"companies-secure-white-house-meetings-after-hiring-top-biden-aides-brother","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/companies-secure-white-house-meetings-after-hiring-top-biden-aides-brother\/","title":{"rendered":"Companies Secure White House Meetings After Hiring Top Biden Aide\u2019s Brother"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcompanies-secure-white-house-meetings-after-hiring-top-biden-aides-brother%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=572444&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Biden4_736x514.jpeg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Life is good for companies that hire lobbyist Jeff <span class=\"il\">Ricchetti<\/span>, the brother of President Joe Biden\u2019s longtime political aide Steve <span class=\"il\">Ricchetti. Jeff Ricchetti<\/span>\u00a0runs a top lobbying firm whose clients secured meetings with Biden and other members of the president\u2019s cabinet.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Both General Motors and Amazon hired Ricchetti Incorporated after Biden defeated Donald Trump. Within months of hiring the lobbying firm, both companies scored high-profile meetings with the president and his cabinet that focused on their shared concerns about the shortage of semiconductors.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The semiconductor meetings underscore how <span class=\"il\">Ricchetti<\/span> has established himself as a go-to for corporations looking for access in the Biden administration. <span class=\"il\">Ricchetti<\/span>\u2019s lobbying income has soared in the early months of the Biden administration\u2014according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.opensecrets.org\/news\/2021\/04\/biden-linked-lobbyist-quintuples-q1-rev\/\">Center for Responsive Politics<\/a>, Ricchetti&#8217;s firm brought in $820,000 in the first quarter of 2021, nearly five times more than what he earned during the same period in 2020.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Three months after GM hired <span class=\"il\">Ricchetti<\/span> to lobby the House, Senate, and Department of Commerce on topics including &#8220;issues related to the availability of semiconductors and critical supply chains for manufacture of automobiles,&#8221; the company received an invite to a May 20 summit with Gina Raimondo, the secretary of commerce. According to contemporary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2021-05-10\/biden-team-amps-up-chip-crisis-response-with-raimondo-summit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2021-05-10\/biden-team-amps-up-chip-crisis-response-with-raimondo-summit&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1624554782877000&#038;usg=AFQjCNEekgplWaSHK6HTcO37MRHw2gblmA\" data-mt-detrack-inspected=\"true\">coverage<\/a>, the meeting focused on &#8220;companies impacted by the global semiconductor shortage.&#8221; Also in the Raimondo meeting was another Ricchetti client, Amazon, which <a href=\"https:\/\/lda.senate.gov\/filings\/public\/filing\/ba8ec3d5-cddd-4a9f-acb2-9549c80b7e3c\/print\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/lda.senate.gov\/filings\/public\/filing\/ba8ec3d5-cddd-4a9f-acb2-9549c80b7e3c\/print\/&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1624554782877000&#038;usg=AFQjCNHoRgfEY25tz8_I_DerBriAjKr26A\" data-mt-detrack-inspected=\"true\">hired <span class=\"il\">Ricchetti<\/span><\/a> just 10 days after Biden was elected, according to lobbyist disclosure forms.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Amazon and GM paid <span class=\"il\">Ricchetti<\/span>\u2019s firm a combined $130,000 in the first quarter of 2021.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2021\/04\/12\/biden-meets-today-with-executives-on-chip-shortage-as-us-auto-industry-feels-the-pain.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2021\/04\/12\/biden-meets-today-with-executives-on-chip-shortage-as-us-auto-industry-feels-the-pain.html&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1624554782877000&#038;usg=AFQjCNHz-e8V1ZdHxTbfR4GHffEGAb4CsQ\" data-mt-detrack-inspected=\"true\">hosted<\/a> GM&#8217;s CEO for an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2021\/04\/09\/white-house-set-to-host-google-intel-ceos-to-discuss-computer-chip-supply-chain.html\">April 12 summit<\/a> on how to &#8220;[address] the global semiconductor shortage.&#8221; After the high-visibility meeting, GM\u2019s CEO cosigned a statement thanking the Biden administration for its ongoing cooperation in resolving the shortage.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">GM and Amazon are among those most affected by a global shortage of semiconductors, which are needed for everything from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/04\/23\/business\/auto-semiconductors-general-motors-mercedes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/04\/23\/business\/auto-semiconductors-general-motors-mercedes.html&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1624556964518000&#038;usg=AFQjCNEAHJ83xG4j8YjolRpEPtI045pREw\" data-mt-detrack-inspected=\"true\">calibrating fuel injection<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/seekingalpha.com\/news\/3677611-amazoncom-pursues-its-own-networking-chip-amid-frosty-broadcom-relationship-report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/seekingalpha.com\/news\/3677611-amazoncom-pursues-its-own-networking-chip-amid-frosty-broadcom-relationship-report&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1624556964518000&#038;usg=AFQjCNEkaPEDLY9CpuVktrThLsG4RxAXZQ\" data-mt-detrack-inspected=\"true\">web services<\/a>. GM told the White House the shortage will cut off $2 billion worth of annual profits, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2021\/04\/12\/biden-meets-today-with-executives-on-chip-shortage-as-us-auto-industry-feels-the-pain.html\">CNBC<\/a>. Following multiple meetings with top Biden officials, GM <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/06\/03\/business\/general-motors-chip-shortage.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/06\/03\/business\/general-motors-chip-shortage.html&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1624554782878000&#038;usg=AFQjCNHsz7M-6goiG-PwSmERu5tN8YHSTw\" data-mt-detrack-inspected=\"true\">announced<\/a> this month that its chip shortage problem was entering the rear-view mirror, and it &#8220;expected to increase shipments&#8221; of vehicles in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Neither GM nor Amazon responded to requests for comment on hiring Ricchetti Incorporated after Biden&#8217;s election.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span class=\"il\">Ricchetti<\/span> insists he has no knowledge of any of his brother\u2019s day-to-day business at the White House.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;I do not lobby my brother and I have not even mentioned to him the names of clients that I currently represent,&#8221; <span class=\"il\">Ricchetti<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2021\/04\/21\/biden-advisor-brother-jeff-ricchetti-lobbied-white-house-on-behalf-of-health-care-firms.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2021\/04\/21\/biden-advisor-brother-jeff-ricchetti-lobbied-white-house-on-behalf-of-health-care-firms.html&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1624554782878000&#038;usg=AFQjCNFq7vICTDnZxiuIHLuB6_i8l0o7Mg\" data-mt-detrack-inspected=\"true\">said<\/a> in April. &#8220;For the better part of the last 30 years I have lobbied members of Congress and their staff, and various individuals who have served in the successive administrations. It is what I do for a living.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"gs\">\n<div class>\n<div id=\":3l1\" class=\"ii gt adO\">\n<div id=\":3l0\" class=\"a3s aiL \" readability=\"11\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\" readability=\"17\">\n<p>Ricchetti&#8217;s reassurances aren&#8217;t sufficient for everyone. Caitlin Sutherland, the executive director of the watchdog organization Americans for Public Trust, called the Ricchettis&#8217; influence &#8220;alarming&#8221; in a statement to the<em> Washington<\/em> <i>Free Beacon.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Senior aides to President Biden continue to elevate their family members and deepen their pocketbooks,&#8221; Sutherland said. &#8220;President Biden promised to keep his family off his staff but opened the gates for senior officials to do so. It is alarming how the Biden Administration enriches those who work with him personally day to day.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The lobbyist&#8217;s connections extend beyond just his brother. Three of Steve <span class=\"il\">Ricchetti<\/span>\u2019s children <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/ricchetti-biden-treasury-administration-family\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/ricchetti-biden-treasury-administration-family&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1624554782878000&#038;usg=AFQjCNFbaOUkMC0l9G_tZ_g9fGVf24eELA\" data-mt-detrack-inspected=\"true\">work in the Biden administration<\/a>, prompting <em>Politico<\/em> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/newsletters\/west-wing-playbook\/2021\/06\/14\/the-ricchetti-administration-493243\">label<\/a> Biden&#8217;s White House &#8220;the Ricchetti administration.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Recent reports of the administration\u2019s nepotism <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/biden-administration-family-hires-richetti\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/biden-administration-family-hires-richetti&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1624554782878000&#038;usg=AFQjCNEc3KfwYXCmQHNtARLks76wo5bDBw\" data-mt-detrack-inspected=\"true\">sparked<\/a> Walter Shaub, former president Barack Obama\u2019s ethics chief, to claim that Biden is sending a &#8220;f\u2014 you&#8221; to ethics experts.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Neither the White House nor the Commerce Department responded to requests for comment on Ricchetti&#8217;s role in setting up semiconductor meetings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Life is good for companies that hire lobbyist Jeff Ricchetti, the brother of President Joe Biden\u2019s longtime political aide Steve Ricchetti. Jeff Ricchetti\u00a0runs a top lobbying firm whose clients secured &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":2281183,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Biden4_736x514.jpeg","fifu_image_alt":"Companies Secure White House Meetings After Hiring Top Biden Aide\u2019s Brother","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-572444","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Biden4_736x514.jpeg","fifu_image_alt":"Companies Secure White House Meetings After Hiring Top Biden Aide\u2019s Brother","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/572444","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=572444"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/572444\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2281183"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=572444"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=572444"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=572444"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}