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Working Lunch: This week's political podcast catches up with all the news of July so far, including a conversation with payment policy consultant Dan Swanson on whether Walmart and Amazon will issue their own stablecoins.

In this week’s Working Lunch, Joe Kefauver and Franklin Coley of Align Public Strategies catch up with the news of July, including the Trump Administration’s tax and spending bill; an escalating fight over alcohol and sugary beverages, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement becoming the highest-funded law enforcement agency in the country.

In addition, the two speak with Dan Swanson, a consultant on payment policy issues, about whether Walmart and Amazon will issue their own stablecoins in an effort to decrease dependence on traditional credit card systems.

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