‘Great Inflation Myth’: Ali Velshi and Democratic Rep. Say Republicans Are Just Using Prices to Attack Biden

VELSHI Joining me now ░░░░░░░░ discuss this great inflation ░░░░░░░░ that I just talked ░░░░░░░░ and what s at ░░░░░░░░ in next month s ░░░░░░░░ is veteran congresswoman Brenda ░░░░░░░░ After more than three ░░░░░░░░ of serving Michigan s ░░░░░░░░ black 14th district the ░░░░░░░░ s local and Michigan ░░░░░░░░ only black congressional representative ░░░░░░░░ in January that she ░░░░░░░░ not seek reelection this ░░░░░░░░ Congresswoman great to see ░░░░░░░░ Thank you as always ░░░░░░░░ you first of all ░░░░░░░░ being such a good ░░░░░░░░ to our show over ░░░░░░░░ years you ve always ░░░░░░░░ up early to talk ░░░░░░░░ us and you and ░░░░░░░░ have had a lot ░░░░░░░░ opportunity to talk about ░░░░░░░░ national issues and it ░░░░░░░░ great to be back ░░░░░░░░ in Michigan to talk ░░░░░░░░ you about some things ░░░░░░░░ are going on right ░░░░░░░░ So welcome to the ░░░░░░░░ LAWRENCE Thank you so ░░░░░░░░ and thank you for ░░░░░░░░ to the comeback city ░░░░░░░░ the city that put ░░░░░░░░ world on wheels VELSHI ░░░░░░░░ s right And listen ░░░░░░░░ of the things I ░░░░░░░░ to talk to you ░░░░░░░░ specifically is this conversation ░░░░░░░░ I just had about ░░░░░░░░ I do not want ░░░░░░░░ belittle anybody s experience ░░░░░░░░ inflation We are all ░░░░░░░░ it We are feeling ░░░░░░░░ in our daily lives ░░░░░░░░ is real But it ░░░░░░░░ been transformed into something ░░░░░░░░ Republicans in particular running ░░░░░░░░ Congress are blaming Joe ░░░░░░░░ and Democrats for specifically ░░░░░░░░ in fact there is ░░░░░░░░ economic evidence or mathematical ░░░░░░░░ or any other kind ░░░░░░░░ evidence that that s ░░░░░░░░ true LAWRENCE It s ░░░░░░░░ not true I was ░░░░░░░░ reading China and looking ░░░░░░░░ the U K and ░░░░░░░░ countries that are going ░░░░░░░░ a global epidemic when ░░░░░░░░ comes to our economy ░░░░░░░░ we have done so ░░░░░░░░ things in this administration ░░░░░░░░ create jobs to keep ░░░░░░░░ housing market open which ░░░░░░░░ know jobs and manufacturing ░░░░░░░░ housing are some of ░░░░░░░░ key things that stimulate ░░░░░░░░ economy This is a ░░░░░░░░ uncomfortable time right now ░░░░░░░░ anyone because when you ░░░░░░░░ needs to go get ░░░░░░░░ and we re constantly ░░░░░░░░ that inflation is happening ░░░░░░░░ we and Michigan has ░░░░░░░░ very clear history of ░░░░░░░░ when the economy doesn ░░░░░░░░ work when manufacturing stops ░░░░░░░░ we lose jobs We ░░░░░░░░ through the housing crisis ░░░░░░░░ of the worst and ░░░░░░░░ it is important to ░░░░░░░░ But isn t it ░░░░░░░░ with everything else that ░░░░░░░░ going on in the ░░░░░░░░ that is the sole ░░░░░░░░ that the Republicans can ░░░░░░░░ on And as we ░░░░░░░░ for democracy bringing back ░░░░░░░░ rights making it safe ░░░░░░░░ accessible when we talk ░░░░░░░░ rights for women to ░░░░░░░░ when we talk about ░░░░░░░░ and the crisis that ░░░░░░░░ debt is putting on ░░░░░░░░ economy lawsuits are filed ░░░░░░░░ that s their single ░░░░░░░░ And you can say ░░░░░░░░ you want about a ░░░░░░░░ but they get they ░░░░░░░░ how to market their ░░░░░░░░