tunnel on those issues too. the gas price spike is likely temporary. the biden administration is trying to hasten its end by releasing 50 million barrels of oil from the strategic petroleum reserve, and they're working on the snags with shipping. meanwhile, democrats in congress have never sounded more confident that they will pass some version of the president's build back better legislation, which they believe will add to the economic boost they already expect from the big infrastructure bill the president signed last week. and just today, we got a big helping of good thanksgiving eve economic news. this week's jobless claims by people who are newly unemployed are the lowest that they have been, not just since the pandemic started. they are the lowest they have been in the last 50 years, all of which means that as we head toward the end of the year, democrats potentially have the ingredients to make an effective