and passing those costs on. and this is the biggest question and headache for the biden administration going forward. is inflation going to come back down later this year or early next or not? keep an eye on rent prices. i ve been watching those. they have been rising. it s a critical component of so many family budgets. if those don t tame i think they re going to have issues. wow. grocery workers getting above $15 an hour, that s a data point that i did not expect. heather long, thank you very much. joining us now is democratic congressman mark of texas. he s vice chair of strategy at the democratic campaign committee. welcome to the last word. congressman maloney said if the election were held today democrats would lose the majority. are you that pessimistic? look, you always have to take the majority very seriously.
i ve been watching those, they have been rising. it s a critical component of so many family budgets. if those don t tame, i think they re going to have issues. wow. grocery workers getting above 15 dollars an hour, that s a data point that i did not expect. heather long, thank you very much. joining us now is democratic congressman marc veasey of texas. he is vice chair for strategy at the democratic congressional campaign committee. congressman marc veasey, welcome to the last word, okay. congressman meloni said that if the election were held today, democrats would lose the majority. are you that pessimistic? you have to take hold of your majority very seriously. i think we do need to make sure we are touting these economic numbers that you talked about. 5.4% unemployment, you are looking at job growth, even in