From Washington: What Is President Biden Doing To Combat Inflation?

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🗓️ 21 November 2021

⏱️ 27 minutes

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This week, in a party line vote, House lawmakers voted to approve the $2-trillion social and climate spending package following months of negotiations. President Biden and Democratic lawmakers are saying that the passing of the infrastructure and spending plan will help combat inflation not to add to by adding long term economic growth to the country despite what critics say. Jared speaks with former economics adviser to President Obama, Austan Goolsbee about the state of inflation in the U.S. and if he's optimistic it will go down. Vice President Kamala Harris was acting-President for almost 90-minutes on Friday as President Biden underwent a procedure. The temporary powers also come during a week the White House was tamping down reports of a rocky relationship between the President and Vice President. Jared and speaks FOX News Contributor Mo Elleithee about the reported strain between the two and how their relationship compares to past administrations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:14.9	Sunday, November 21st, 2021.
0:21.9	I'm Jared Halpern. What can President Biden do to combat inflation?
0:27.0	There are things in the space of, things that in the short run could bring price relief.
0:32.0	And palace intrigue sweeps through the West Wing.
0:34.9	She is a key partner.
0:35.9	She's a bold leader.
0:37.1	And she is somebody who has taken on incredibly important assignments.
0:40.9	This is the Fox News rundown from Washington. When was the price of Gasco Downer groceries?
0:57.0	Those questions are at the center of the larger economic debate happening right now in Washington.
1:02.0	Democrats and President
1:03.7	Biden say their legislation, that infrastructure bill and the larger social
1:07.6	spending plan will combat inflation by cutting cost of prescription drugs,
1:11.9	child care, education, and easing supply chain concerns.
1:15.6	Here's what one of the agencies said, and I quote, the bills do not add inflation pressures.
1:21.3	Let me repeat that.
1:22.1	Do not add inflation pressures reason because the policies I
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