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We are chatting with our guest. okay. why don't i handed off to our guests. tell us what you are here to chat about today. >> well, hi, anita. merry christmas. anita: sorry about that. >> the reality is that everyone has been out holiday shopping and every american has felt the pain from the supply chain. the labor shortages that are out there. all of which has caused prices to rise. what we have done with our economy as we have stimulated demand like crazy at a time when goods and services are under tremendous pressure which has caused prices to rise. the number one kitchen table issue i thin...

Place, the kitchen table issue, what are people telling you you're sitting in the kitchen, what does the family talk about? >> gas prices are top of mind for islands right now and price of goods and services. you look how much money it cost to go grocery shopping right now, inflation is very real. no cross markle meet cost more and harmful policies, energy policies out of the ministration it gets pretty cold here in iowa in middle february, 22 below zero and we talk about energy prosecuting our home we know are going up, these are real impacts on the american people now you're coming in and sa...

The dollars a gallon. i guess that's better than in california, what is the granholm plan to increase oil production in america? [laughter] that is hilarious. would i have the magic wand on this as you know, of course, oil is a global market. it is controlled by a cartel. that cartel is called opec. and they made a decision yesterday that they were not going to increase beyond what they were already planning. >> rachel: she was laughing like a villain because the democrats' evil plan is working. making the cost of coal, gas and oil so expensive no one can afford to use it. clean energy here we...

Vote. i can tell you guys there is still frustration among a lot of the more liberal members of this caucus. i just caught up with one from arizona who told me it's, quote, offensive that joe manchin and kyrsten sinema have as much power as they do. guys? >> well, they don't have big majorities. it's a fact, right? just a fact. manu raju, thanks very much. joining us now, cnn political director david chalian and margaret talbot, managing editor of axios. good to see you. as manu laid out for us, this could really stretch this process out even further. david, i'm curious, adding back in paid ...

Want, but start moving the process to later on expand it. four weeks of paid leave is less than 12 weeks of paid leave, but it's more than zero weeks of paid leave. that's the way they are approaching this right now. >> i guess the idea is that, you know, when you start to give -- you make inroads on these important protections for people. it's hard to roll them back. once they're on the board, it's hard to roll them back. >> isaac, we also have election day coming up in less than two weeks now. i wonder how much do you think that all of these negotiations and machinations in washington, d.c.,...