roger goodell in front of house lawmakers responding to reports of one team s toxic work culture, which includes allegations of sexual harassment and the no-show witness who may soon be getting a subpoena. we have a little bit of everything this afternoon. i m hallie jackson in washington. we are joined by mike memoli the at the white house and senior analyst ron insana. we just heard from the president. this new proposal. talk about where it goes from here. reporter: maybe, but it seems unlikely based on the initial reaction we re getting from capitol hill especially. the president if you want to look and explain the urgency from the president, you only need to look at a new university poll that was just released in the last hour as well. the presiden his approval rating at 35%. 68% of americans saying that the high cost of gas is a major problem for them. and that they are making adjustments in their household spending because of it. this is a president that has been deal
also using part of a speech to come out swinging against oil and gas compaies. watch. this is a time of war. global peril, ukraine, these are not normal times. bring down the pressure of charging a at the pump to reflect the cost you re paying for the product. do it knew. now. do it today. your customers, the american people, they need relief now. i want to bring in senator debbi stabenow of michigan, who running the communications committee. senator, good afternoon. thank you for being back on the show. absolutely. it s good to see you. you too. let s talk about this gas tax holiday. it s something in the past you have been supportive of. some of your colleagues, it seems, less so. we talked about nancy pelosi, who in the past has called it very showbiz. she has said now this afternoon that we will see essentially with then news yasm is and what
this is a president that has been dealing with this challenge for some time. he s been doing everything he can to explain what he s been toing in terms of releasing oil from the strategic petroleum reserve, trying to coordinate that action with our allies, sending letters or members of his team are going to be meeting with oil executives tomorrow, but the president really trying in a much more comprehensive way than we have seen in the past to really put all the cards on the table, explain what he s planning to do and understanding that it might not necessarily result in full relief for the american people, but he s trying. let s listen to part of the president s message from last hour. together these actions could help drop the price at the pump but up to $1 a gallon or more. it doesn t reduce all the pain, put it would be a big help. i m doing my part. i want the congress, the states and the industry to do their part as well. reporter: so i think the best way to explain what the
way, induced by what the white house does. there s some aren ts can be the ab impending recession. but that s a whole different topic to discuss. and falling demand for oil could mean a slowdown in the economy, which people also would like. gas prices are the biggest contributor to high inflation. the fed chair told lawmakers today more interest rate hikes are on the way. so they see evidence that inflation is coming down. the big question is can the fed help prevent a recession here. they can cause one. if they go too far in raising interest rates with with their commitment to fight inflation act knacking that a is at risk. it could be a future rather than a bug of interest rate policy. it s to reduce demand against supplies. whether it s oil, food, the number of pilots that we have available in the united states or the number of workers that we have.