And we're live. Welcome to Loopcast. It is Friday, the last day of February. We are joined today by

the inevitable Rachel Beauvard, vice president of programs at the Conservative Partnership Institute.

She has been on Loopcast before and she was so great we had to have you back. So Rachel,

thanks for joining us. Happy to be here. I'm sure it's just because you're desperate, but I'm happy to be back.

Oh, come on. I don't think so. Two things can be true at the same time. This is true.

We can be desperate and you're awesome. I mean, hello. Yeah, Rachel's very active on the hill,

and I can't wait to sort of get the inside scoop on what life has been like since January 20th for anyone

who's working to get people confirmed in the Trump administration. But we're on the road

today. So I am in the podunk northern regions of New Hampshire, live free or die, and Mercer

is in the belly of the swamp in D.C. So you were at the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast this morning.

Josh, tell us what it was like,

rubbing shoulders with the VP.

I mean, the most exciting thing was waking up at 5 a.m.

Because the thing is, it's always so early.

It's always so early.

It is always so early.

And it's breakfast, guys.

Yes, I know. My daughter came with me. She's like, couldn't we make it brunch instead?

You know, started it on so early. But anytime you have a big, you know, big wig like J.D. Vance is coming this time.

And I've been to many prayer breakfasts before we had Vice President Pence one time and George W. Bush, President George W. Bush came.

And so Secret Service gets involved, you know.

And so it's just a super long line for security.

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