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Nov. 16, 2021: A victory lap and a reality check
Nov. 16, 2021: A victory lap and a reality check
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4 minutes
Released:
Nov 16, 2021
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Podcast episode
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It was all smiles and selfies at the White House on Monday as Democrats
celebrated passage of the bipartisan infrastructure deal. But rising
voter concern about inflation has cast a pall over President Joe Biden's
victory lap.
The White House has tried to frame the president’s agenda as a long-term
answer to inflation. A pair of stories this morning in POLITICO,
however, underscores why those claims are probably wishful thinking.
Subscribe to POLITICO Playbook.
Raghu Manavalan is the host of POLITICO's Playbook.
Jenny Ament is the senior producer for POLITICO Audio.
Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO Audio.
celebrated passage of the bipartisan infrastructure deal. But rising
voter concern about inflation has cast a pall over President Joe Biden's
victory lap.
The White House has tried to frame the president’s agenda as a long-term
answer to inflation. A pair of stories this morning in POLITICO,
however, underscores why those claims are probably wishful thinking.
Subscribe to POLITICO Playbook.
Raghu Manavalan is the host of POLITICO's Playbook.
Jenny Ament is the senior producer for POLITICO Audio.
Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO Audio.
Released:
Nov 16, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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