STEVE RICCHETTI

President Joe Biden often frames his public words and policies as aimed at easing the struggles of everyday Americans, speaking often of parents who strive to pay the bills and provide stability for their children.

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Democratic leaders are laying the groundwork for a go-it-alone approach on President Joe Biden's big jobs and families infrastructure plan even as the White House continues negotiating with Republicans on a scaled-back $1 trillion proposal.

The White House plans to give the bipartisan infrastructure negotiations another week to 10 days before assessing next steps, which could include pursuing a Democrats-only approach to pass President Joe Biden's sweeping jobs and families investment plans. House Democrats were told about the administration's latest thinking during a closed session Tuesday. White House counselor Steve Ricchetti relayed the timeline to lawmakers as talks have been underway with a group of 10 senators devising a nearly $1 trillion proposal.

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These discussions also offer a glimpse into how Jeff Ricchetti could handle and, possibly avoid, potential conflicts of interest during the incoming administration. In 2020, Jeff Ricchetti had his biggest batch of clients since 2014, according to the nonpartisan Center for Responsive Politics. Biden later named Steve Ricchetti, who was also the former vice president's campaign chairman, as his White House counselor. Jeff Ricchetti, meanwhile, secured almost a dozen contracts this year and reaped at least $635,000 in lobbying fees. Before opening his firm, Ricchetti Inc., Jeff Ricchetti worked with Tony Podesta in the late 1990s.

Ricchetti, a longtime Biden confidant, was recently named counselor to the president and has served as the Biden campaign's chairman. Jarrett would reach out to business leaders to gauge them on Obama's policies. Ricchetti's portfolio will also include working with Louisa Terrell, Biden's White House director of legislative affairs, this person added. Ricchetti is one of the names on their list of "most concerning corporate insiders trying to get into the Biden administration." The Business Roundtable has expressed interest in engaging with a Biden White House on removing tariffs implemented by President Donald Trump's administration.

Biden's campaign ran, in part, on the idea of reducing drug prices. Steve and Jeff Ricchetti co-founded their self-named lobbying shop over a decade ago. While Steve Ricchetti hasn't lobbied since before Biden became vice president, Jeff Ricchetti is still a registered lobbyist. Jeff Ricchetti lobbied the White House and other federal agencies when Biden was vice president, records show. During Biden's second term as vice president, Jeff Ricchetti had clients such as Eli Lilly, Sanofi and Boehringer-Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals.

Jim Watson | AFP | Getty ImagesWASHINGTON — President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday announced his first slate of senior White House staff, choosing a mix of longtime Biden loyalists and rising Democratic stars. Jen O'Malley Dillon, who managed Biden's victorious campaign, will serve as White House deputy chief of staff. Louisiana Rep. Cedric Richmond will be senior advisor to the president and director of the White House Office of Public Engagement. Former Biden campaign chairman Steve Ricchetti will be senior counselor to the president, the Biden team announced. Biden came under pressure following his election not to name Ricchetti his White House chief of staff.

President-elect Joe Biden has announced top White House staff positions, drawing from the senior ranks of his campaign and some of his closest confidants. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)ATLANTA – President-elect Joe Biden announced a raft of top White House staff positions on Tuesday, drawing from the senior ranks of his campaign and some of his closest confidants to fill out an increasingly diverse White House leadership team. Richmond will leave his Louisiana congressional seat to fill the White House job. Late last week, Biden tapped former senior campaign adviser Ron Klain to serve as his chief of staff. She is a veteran political operative who worked on both of Barack Obama’s White House bids.

Lobbyists are preparing for a potential Joe Biden presidency as he leads President Donald Trump in national and several swing state polls. The answers to these questions could give lobbyists insight into how their clients may see a benefit or a downturn in a Biden White House. Many lobbyists have been telling their clients that they expect a strong relationship with a potential Biden administration. "In the Trump White House, policy is more personality driven than through the agencies. The Biden campaign did not respond to a request for comment on this story.

Joe Biden's campaign chairman privately met with some of Wall Street's top donors last week in an attempt to rally them around the former vice president's push for the Democratic nomination. After the meeting, many of the donors appeared ready to join Biden's cause, the people said. The Biden campaign declined to comment. Progressive candidates Warren and Sanders, who leads the Democratic field in fundraising, have built their campaigns off of largely small-dollar donors. Biden, Sanders, Warren and Buttigieg combined to raise more than $100 million in the fourth quarter.

Former Vice President Joe Biden is turning to his campaign chairman, who was also formerly a lobbyist, to help him get a boost in the fourth quarter fundraising game. Biden's aides meanwhile have tried to block lobbyists from gaining access to the former vice president. While Ricchetti is the chairman of the Biden campaign, his firm, Ricchetti Consulting, has been paid over $52,000 for "strategic consulting," according to Federal Election Commission records. In trying to rebound in the fourth quarter, Biden is looking to catch up to his rivals in Sens. Biden fundraising memo: