How Biden might approach the economy if he wins
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Host Ben White talks with Congressman Don Beyer (D-Va.), Jared Bernstein, the former chief economic advisor to Joe Biden, and Heidi Shierholz, the former chief Department of Labor economist under the Obama administration, about how a potential Biden administration would approach economic and labor policies if Biden wins the 2020 presidential election.   Ben White is the chief economic correspondent for POLITICO. Rep.  Don Beyer **** is a Democrat serving Virginia's 8th district Jared  Bernstein is senior fellow at Center on Budget  and former chief economic advisor to Joe Biden Heidi Shierholz is director of policy at Economic Policy Institute and former chief Department of Labor economist under the Obama administration Nirmal Mulaikal is a producer for POLITICO audio.  Jenny Ament is the senior producer of POLITICO audio. Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO audio.
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