WASHINGTON — A White House that has long argued it wants to aid the middle class, rebuild infrastructure and combat climate change is now trying to tie its policy plans to the president’s most pressing political issue.
Lowering inflation.
Amid a surge in consumer prices, the Biden administration has made a concerted effort to convince the public that it is doing everything it can to ease inflation, pointing to a series of steps it has already taken — and those it hopes to take in the near future — to tackle a problem that has weakened voters’ confidence in the economy.
