to climb and affect americans ability to buy gas or afford a mortgage. will it be enough to restore faith in the fed or the biden administration to control inflation and high prices. welcome to washington journal, for thursday, june 16, 2022. for republicans, (202) 748-8001, democrats (202) 748-8000, independents, (202) 748-8002, and said is a text at (202) 748-8003. tell us your name and where you are texting from. we are on facebook. we look for your thoughts on twitter and instagram. your faith in the federal reserve and the biden administration to fight inflation. we will hear more from jay powell and also criticism from congressional republicans as well. we will bring you other capitol hill news and update you on our coverage plans of today s january 6 hearing. first to the rate hike. our opening question, the headline in the washington post says markets and households lose faith that the fed can handle inflation. in that article, they write the federal reserve s misst