




WASHINGTON, D.C., January 6, 2023 – Today marks the two-year anniversary of the January 6th insurrection at the US Capitol. Later today, President Biden will mark the anniversary of the insurrection at an event at the White House.
To mark the anniversary of January 6, Rhett Buttle, co-founder of the Business & Democracy Initiative and Principal of Public Private Strategies, released the following statement:
“The January 6th insurrection was an attack not just on American democracy, but an attack on everything that American democracy supports, including our shared economic prosperity.
“Business leaders — from Fortune 500 companies to Main Streets across America — understand that democracy is the foundation that grounds our economy. Political instability can raise the cost of doing business, suppress entrepreneurship, and erode the democratic systems that allow business to prosper. Powerful research from the Business & Democracy Initiative and conducted by Morning Consult shows that business leaders overwhelmingly agree that a ‘well-functioning democracy is important to a strong economy' while 81 percent of business leaders think that 'businesses should act to ensure safe and fair elections.’”
“Over the past two years, business leaders have undertaken unprecedented efforts to advocate for democratic reforms that protect our democracy and our economy, and those efforts have been fruitful. Business leaders consistently expressed support for the bipartisan reform of the Electoral Count Act, which President Biden signed into law last month – a victory for democracy that will reduce the risk to upcoming presidential elections and improve the business climate for all Americans. Bipartisan leadership is essential in the efforts to safeguard our democracy.
“In the new year, there is more work to do to increase the resiliency of our democracy and our economy. Business leaders remain committed to working with President Biden, Congress, and policymakers at the state and local levels to address ongoing attacks on voting rights that erode trust in our democracy and the strength of our economy.”
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