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Policy Expert Danielle Alvarez: How Will the GOP Address the Affordability Issue?

Posted on December 16, 2025 by Tom Novak

We are joined by policy expert and former senior Trump advisor Danielle Alvarez to discuss how the Trump Administration might address the Democrats’ positioning of ‘affordability’ as a campaign issue in the 2026 Midterm elections.

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