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Reporting on President Obama's speech to the Chamber of Commerce Monday, MSNBC's Contessa Brewer sloppily labeled the Chamber as “conservative” in narrating the conflict between the business federation and the President. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, though it may have enjoyed the “conservative” label in the past, has supported major liberal legislation over the past few years in the name of being “pro-business.” “Two years, big business and President Obama were at odds,” Brewer introduced the segment. “The boiling point – when Obama accused the conservative Chamber of Commerce of refusing to disclose the millions it spent on campaign ads to defeat Democrats.” The Chamber sent a letter to the U.S. Senate in February of 2009 imploring it to pass the Stimulus bill, H.R. 1. “The legislation is not perfect,” the Chamber confessed, adding that “parts of the bill should be modified or eliminated. However, the Chamber urges the Senate to approve H.R. 1, and encourages Congress and the Administration to work on a conference report that provides timely, targeted, and temporary economic stimulus.”