Chamber of Commerce backs freshmen House Dems, marking shift FILE - In this Dec. 18, 2019 file photo, Rep Abigail Spanberger D-Va., left, and Rep Elaine Luria. D-Va., walk at the Capitol in Washington. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has decided to endorse 23 freshmen House Democrats in this falls elections. The move represents a gesture of bipartisanship by the nation's largest business organization, which has long leaned strongly toward Republicans. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
FILE - In this July 10, 2019 file photo, Rep. Cindy Axne, D-Iowa., gives a cheer for her home state of Iowa as she questions during a the House Financial Services Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has decided to endorse 23 freshmen House Democrats in this falls elections. The move represents a gesture of bipartisanship by the nation's largest business organization, which has long leaned strongly toward Republicans. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
FILE - In this Jan. 4, 2019, file photo, Rep. Joe Cunningham, D-S.C., walks to a closed Democratic Caucus meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has decided to endorse 23 freshmen House Democrats in this falls elections. The move represents a gesture of bipartisanship by the nation's largest business organization, which has long leaned strongly toward Republicans. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
FILE - In this Jan. 3, 2020 file photo, Rep. Abby Finkenauer, D-Iowa, introduces Democratic presidential candidate, former Vice President Joe Biden during a campaign event in Independence, Iowa. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has decided to endorse 23 freshmen House Democrats in this falls elections. The move represents a gesture of bipartisanship by the nation's largest business organization, which has long leaned strongly toward Republicans. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
FILE - In this Nov. 30, 2018 file photo, then Rep.-elect Anthony Brindisi, D-N.Y., reacts after drawing his number during the Member-elect room lottery draw on Capitol Hill in Washington. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has decided to endorse 23 freshmen House Democrats in this falls elections. The move represents a gesture of bipartisanship by the nation's largest business organization, which has long leaned strongly toward Republicans. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
FILE - In this July 17, 2020 file photo, Rep. Andy Kim, D-N.J., speaks during a House Small Business Committee hearing on oversight of the Small Business Administration and Department of Treasury pandemic programs on Capitol Hill in Washington. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has decided to endorse 23 freshmen House Democrats in this falls elections. The move represents a gesture of bipartisanship by the nation's largest business organization, which has long leaned strongly toward Republicans. (Erin Scott/Pool via AP)
FILE - In this image from video, Rep. Xochitl Torres Small, D-N.M., speaks on the floor of the House of Representatives at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Thursday, April 23, 2020. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has decided to endorse 23 freshmen House Democrats in this falls elections. The move represents a gesture of bipartisanship by the nation's largest business organization, which has long leaned strongly toward Republicans. (House Television via AP)
FILE - In this Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020 file photo, Rep. Kendra Horn, D-Okla., speaks during a news conference in front of a USPS post office in Oklahoma City. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has decided to endorse 23 freshmen House Democrats in this falls elections. The move represents a gesture of bipartisanship by the nation's largest business organization, which has long leaned strongly toward Republicans. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)
FILE - In this Nov. 11, 2019 file photo, U.S. Rep. Cindy Axne, D-Iowa, speaks to local residents at the American Legion Post 184 in Winterset, Iowa. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has decided to endorse 23 freshmen House Democrats in this falls elections. The move represents a gesture of bipartisanship by the nation's largest business organization, which has long leaned strongly toward Republicans. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
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FILE - In this Dec. 18, 2019 file photo, Rep Abigail Spanberger D-Va., left, and Rep Elaine Luria. D-Va., walk at the Capitol in Washington. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has decided to endorse 23 freshmen House Democrats in this falls elections. The move represents a gesture of bipartisanship by the nation's largest business organization, which has long leaned strongly toward Republicans. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)