Trump Aims to Ease Price Strain
December 18, 2025
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December 18, 2025
Trump Aims to Ease Price Strain
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<p>Watch Joe and Kailey LIVE every day on YouTube: <a href="http://bit.ly/3vTiACF">http://bit.ly/3vTiACF</a>.<br /><br />President Donald Trump looked to reassure Americans concerned about the rising cost of living by announcing plans to award a special holiday payment to military service members and roll out new housing reforms in the new year.<br /><br />Trump announced the plans Wednesday during a prime-time address from the White House, which he used to extol his accomplishments from his first year back in the White House and convince voters they should still blame his predecessor for persistent economic anxieties.<br /><br />Bloomberg Washington Correspondents Joe Mathieu and Kailey Leinz deliver insight and analysis on the latest headlines from the White House and Capitol Hill, including conversations with influential lawmakers and key figures in politics and policy. On this edition, Joe speaks with:</p> <ul> <li>Republican Congressman Jodey Arrington of Texas, House Budget Committee Chairman.</li> <li>Groundwork Collaborative Managing Director Liz Pancotti.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Bloomberg Washington Correspondent Tyler Kendall.</li> <li>Democratic Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth of Maryland.</li> <li>Stonecourt Capital Partner Rick Davis and Harvard Kennedy School's Ash Center Visiting Democracy Fellow Jeanne Sheehan Zaino.</li> <li>Bloomberg National Security Reporter Jamie Tarabay.</li> </ul><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>
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