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Republicans on the trail. he is at home in delaware and barack obama is doing it. last quick thought and we'll move, charlie. >> i think the problem that democrats had in 2020 is the same problem they have now. they can't agree about something talking about ideas. their ideas are wrong and bad and, of course, that's what this mid-term is all about. it's about how bad democrat ideas are. >> harris: we have to be quick here. home heating. the president could even tap that reserve. new england 3.31 up $2.50 in the last year. connecticut 3.40 also up by that amount. it is getting cold on the east ...

>> it wasn't that people were wrong with the facts they had. it is that things happened after that that affected the outcome. so we had not just delta but then omicron and gas prices at $3.31 on january 17th when putin first start evidence doing military exercises in belarus. >> harris: the usual suspects. even "the new york times" says americans aren't buying what the white house is trying to sell. the times headlines republicans seize on inflation fears. power panel. matt schlapp, jason nichols from the university of maryland. great to see you boat. matt, i'll start with you and your top lin...

Agree, this is not a proposal for all seasons. this is not a normal proposal for normal times. this is an exceptional proposal for an exceptional time, a time of war, and a time where we have seen a single factor, the russian aggression and the global response to it, drive gas prices from $3.31, which is where they were on january 17th, when putin started his military exercises in belarus, to close to $5. this is an exceptional time. and americans are dealing with, you know, with the price pressures and the supply chain problems that have come, really first ever shutting down and starting back...

Started moving troops, prices were actually $3.31. that was in real terms below averages over the last ten years. now, as you say, $5, $1.70 higher at the gas bumps for american families. even higher increases in european countries. the president has tried to blunt that with the strategic petroleum release but he directed a lot of what he had to say to the oil companies, particularly refining profits. now we are below capacity, while they are having record profits, $35 billion, 225% margins.

Administration says this -- >> we are open to ideas. >> well, let's discuss those ideas that you are open to. now, with the senior adviser to the president, jean spurling. jean, thank you for joining me tonight. what are these ideas? because as president biden spoke about, as your colleague spoke about, you are open to ideas. what are the ideas that you have for the table and for the american people? >> you know, look, laura, i think the president is leveling with people, and letting them know that these gas prices are global phenomenon. that they are very much caused by the un -- unthinkable ...