Biden, Congressional Leaders Look to Avert Rail Strike – By Yuval Rosenberg (The Fiscal Times) / Nov 30, 2022
President Joe Biden met with congressional leaders at the White House Tuesday to discuss the legislative agenda for the rest of the year — a list that suddenly has an urgent new item on it: averting a costly national rail strike.
“There’s a lot to do, including resolving the train strike,” Biden said. “And Congress, I think, has to act to prevent it. It’s not an easy call, but I think we have to do it. The economy is at risk.”
Congressional leaders of both parties said that they would work quickly to pass legislation to avert a strike, fearing that a work stoppage could break supply chains and wreak havoc on the economy, disrupting activity totaling billions of dollars a day and adding to inflationary pressures.
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