this, of course, despite his promise to make saudi, quote, a pariah state. all this as the federal reserve is expected to announce its biggest hike in decades. john harwood is live in philadelphia. john, there is a lot at stake for the president. reporter: a lot at stake, erica, for the president. a lot at stake for the country. as we ve seen underscored by the january 6th committee hearings. the president s biggest political problem is negative public sentiment about high inflation. as you indicated, he is going to say that this is his top priority. mostly a job for the federal reserve, but he s also going to do what he can to try to make a difference on the margins. that s why he is going to swallow his statements about making saudi arabia a pariah and meet with the crown prince, mbs, on a visit in a few weeks. that s in hopes of expanding saudi oil production and getting gas prices down a little bit. he s also here before this friendly audience to talk about the positi
bear market territory. the federal reserve could boost interest rates by .75 point to try to time inflation that has the cost of everything rising. gas is still hovering above $5.00 a gallon nationwide, getting close to $7.00 out west in california. an estimate from moody s shows american households are spending about $460 more per month on necessities than they were one year ago. that means more families are having to make tough decisions just to get by. there s no way. it s cheaper to fly. it feels like you can t catch a break. it s difficult to save up for the things i do need in the long-term. we ll have more on it in a moment as well as the january 6th committee s next public hearing. it was scheduled for tomorrow. it was abruptly postponed. next steps in the senate on new gun legislation, when we could see actual text of a bill and most importantly a vote. we are going to start with the president s address genny moment now, and the economic realities that the coun
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