White House unveils a monthlong focus on the economy as prices rise and poll numbers fall
CNN
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Facing rising prices and deep voter dissatisfaction, the White House this week is launching a month-long effort to signal heavy focus on the economy as inflation worries become the top concern for the White House before this fall’s midterm elections.
It’s not the first time President Joe Biden and his aides have sought to renew attention on the economy. But there remains little Biden can do on his own to bring down prices in the immediate term.
Yet facing near-record low approval ratings five months before the critical congressional contests, the President has determined another concentrated focus on Americans’ bottom line is necessary to demonstrate his attention on the issue.
The push began on Monday with an op-ed published in The Wall Street Journal and continues Tuesday with an Oval Office…
