Unemployment is dropping and the economy, by many measures, is humming.
But spiraling inflation is creating a serious drag on the economic
recovery and hurting President Joe Biden's approval ratings. This week
Playbook co-author Ryan Lizza chats with Jared Bernstein, a member of
Biden’s Council of Economic Advisers, and POLITICO’s Kate Davidson about
Build Back Better and the administration’s response to rising costs
throughout the economy.

Jared Bernstein is a member of the White House Council of Economic
Advisers.
Kate Davidson is the author of POLITICO's Morning Money.
Ryan Lizza is a Playbook co-author for POLITICO.
Kara Tabor is a producer for POLITICO audio.
Carlos Prieto is a producer for POLITICO audio.
Jenny Ament is the senior producer for POLITICO audio.
Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO audio.