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With the holidays rapidly approaching and prices climbing by more than 6% in the last 12 months, Stephanopoulos pressed Deese on what the administration can do now to offer relief to families.

\"I know you're hoping to pass it, but even if it does pass, it's going to take a while for the benefits to kick in. So what can Americans expect in the short term? Is inflation going to get worse before it gets better?\" Stephanopoulos asked.

\"We have to finish the job on COVID. We know that the more that people feel comfortable getting out into the economy, going to movies rather than buying television at home, working in the workplace, the more we can return a sense of normalcy to our economy,\" Deese said, adding that the administration will also tackle the supply chain crunch felt across the globe with the bipartisan infrastructure bill Biden will sign into law Monday.

\"It's the first time that a president is actually delivering on a bipartisan infrastructure bill, and while a number of those pieces will be longer term, there are things that will go into effect right away to try to get money out to help. For example, upgrade our ports, upgrade our airports, upgrade our roads,\" Deese said.

\"We're going to work without delay to get that money working for the American people,\" he added.

Pressed by @GStephanopoulos what Biden admin can do in the short term to address inflation, National Economic Council director Brian Deese says “we have to finish job on COVID.”

“The second thing we can do right now is focus on the supply chain issues.” https://t.co/n5uk5SaxMd pic.twitter.com/n4uNL1J8zu

— This Week (@ThisWeekABC) November 14, 2021

The new ABC News-Washington Post poll does also have some good news for the president on his agenda, as 63% support for the $1 trillion infrastructure bill passed by Congress that Biden will sign into law Monday, and 58% support the social spending bill.

Despite the strong public support for the social policy initiative, the White House is still facing pushback from Republicans and some Democrats, who worry pumping more money into the economy could worsen the inflationary woes currently facing the country.

Deese pushed back, pointing to economic analyses that show the measures will decrease inflation, not add to it, and arguing the bill is fully paid for.

“Frankly, it’s been sometime in Washington since we’ve done something that’s fiscally responsible.\"

White House National Economic Council director Brian Deese tells @GStephanopoulos he is “confident” Build Back Better plan will be fully paid for. https://t.co/4G1KGj2nvy pic.twitter.com/CNKsfMl6FX

— This Week (@ThisWeekABC) November 14, 2021

\"You say it's fully paid for, but the Congressional Budget Office still hasn't weighed in and certified that it actually is fully paid for,\" Stephanopoulos pressed.

\"We're confident this bill, as it moves through the process, is going to be fully paid for, and not only that, it's actually going to reduce deficits over the long term,\" Deese replied.

\"We've already seen the independent Joint Committee on Taxation, as well as the Treasury Department, look at the tax components of this bill and say, not only are they enough to offset the investments in this package, but actually over the long term, they will reduce the deficit by trillions of dollars because we're making permanent changes to the tax code,\" he said.

Asked about West Virginia Democrat Sen. Joe Manchin's suggestion that the bill should be delayed due to inflation concerns, Deese remained optimistic that there would be progress this week and said Manchin's worries actually make the case for taking action now.

\"We're confident that this bill is going to come up in the House this week, that it will get a vote it will pass, and it will move on to the Senate,\" he said. \"And those concerns, which we understand and we share, those concerns actually underscore why we need to move out on this bill.\"

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