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The Bekentrel, as I said, head of public policy at PIMCO joins me now.

Last week, infrastructure week, this week, workforce development week at the White House.

They're eager to shift focus on to these economic initiatives.

Is that working? Is that making any kind of a

difference with them getting their agenda back front and center?

Yeah, I mean, you know, it's, they're certainly not for lack of trying.

You know, I think there is a lot of focus and fanfare around infrastructure

week, for example, last week, and then this week with the apprenticeship executive order.

But I think, you know, the reality is that this administration is being plagued by the Russia investigation

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