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Biden shrugs off recession talk, talks up fighting inflation

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., talks to reporters about the agreement reached with Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., that they had sought for months on health care, energy and climate issues, taxes on higher earners and corporations, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, July 28, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen speaks about the economy during a news conference at the Treasury Department, Thursday, July 28, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) President Joe Biden speaks about the economy during a meeting with CEOs in the South Court Auditorium on the White House complex in Washington, Thursday, July 28, 2022. Biden was updated on economic conditions across key sectors and industries. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) President Joe Biden listens during a meeting with CEOs about the economy in the South Court Auditorium on the White House complex in Washington, Thursday, July 28, 2022. Biden was updated on economic conditions across key sectors and industries. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) President Joe Biden listens during a meeting with CEOs about the economy in the South Court Auditorium on the White House complex in Washington, Thursday, July 28, 2022. Biden was updated on economic conditions across key sectors and industries. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Biden shrugs off recession talk, talks up fighting inflation