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biden aides and allies have been talking up key parts of the plan including prescription drugs, taxes and energy. lowering prescription drug costs is one piece. we can bring down costs burdening households like description drugs. pharmaceutical prices which will help health care and lowering the rate. long overdue tax reform. the parks repeal, not the full repeal, but the partial repeal of the trump tax cuts which would take some demand out of the economy. lowering utility costs by providing tax incensetives. the way in which we can assure reasonable energy expenses for households is to move to renewables to address climate change. freeing up fossil fuels in various ways in the short run, and making, with government support, the ultimate pivot to renewables. joining us now from washington, d.c., cnn white house correspondent john harwood. john, happy monday. good to see you here. it looks like a new coat of paint perhaps on some key elements of build b ....
king s speech is aimed at people who should be solly tories, they are trying to bring back the base, get themselves back up to 30, 32% regularly and hope that as the economy improves that brings back some of the switchers, the challenge, though, is that some of the language and the home secretary s remarks are part of it. some of the net zero stuff that might win back conservatives might further push away some of the moderate swing voters and make it harder for people saying they are voting for keir starmer. iis harder for people saying they are voting for keir starmer. voting for keir starmer. is there eo ard voting for keir starmer. is there jeepardy in voting for keir starmer. is there jeopardy in anything voting for keir starmer. is there jeopardy in anything tomorrow l voting for keir starmer. is there i jeopardy in anything tomorrow for the labour party? nick was talking about the bear traps that are being set by the conservatives. yes. about the bear traps ....
Business philosophies wholeheartedly personally because i dont know enough about them, but i will say this, a person with his background tends to favor stability, as do global markets. He understands how the global marketplace works. That necessarily make him a globalist . No. Seems like as Secretary Of State would be someone who leans much more toward peace and ultimate stability. Sandra interesting you say that where were seeing u. S. Stock market hit another record high as it is widely speculated another businessman one of his top picks for the administration. This is an odd choice. I would have preferred someone with more diplomatic and more Foreign Policy experience. It is difficult to unite two sides the Republican Party and marco rubio, rand paul, your favorite coming out having questions about this choice. ....
Them? or is it reality? i think the problem that the administration has is a reality problem. $5 gas is something that people experience directly every single day when they go to the gas pump. and so, yes, they can try having more coordinated message and try to be more forceful about it, but ultimately when real conditions in the economy improve, that s when the political fortunes of the administration will improve, though it is very, very frustrating for any president while they struggle politically. all right, john harwood, nice to see you bright and early this monday morning. thank you. thanks, john. reporter: you bet. the biden administration is also looking at lifting some trump-era tariffs on china as another way to help ease inflation here. the treasury secretary janet yellen telling abc news easing some tariffs is under consideration. we all rock that china engages in a range of unfair trade practices that it s ....