{"id":2350135,"date":"2024-10-03T14:45:02","date_gmt":"2024-10-03T18:45:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/steve-scalise-warns-bidens-inaction-on-port-strike-will-further-hurt-economy-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-03T14:46:26","modified_gmt":"2024-10-03T18:46:26","slug":"steve-scalise-cautions-that-bidens-failure-to-address-the-port-strike-will-exacerbate-economic-challenges-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/steve-scalise-cautions-that-bidens-failure-to-address-the-port-strike-will-exacerbate-economic-challenges-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Steve Scalise cautions that Biden&#8217;s failure to address the port strike will exacerbate economic challenges. &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsteve-scalise-cautions-that-bidens-failure-to-address-the-port-strike-will-exacerbate-economic-challenges-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2350135&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>House Majority Leader Steve Scalise\u2063 (R-LA)\u200b has criticized President Joe\u2062 Biden for his \u2062inaction regarding\u200b a strike by the International Longshoremen&#8217;s Association, which is affecting ports on the East and Gulf coasts. Scalise argues that families across the U.S. will suffer the economic consequences of this\u200d strike and accuses Biden of \u200bfailing to intervene by not invoking the federal Taft-Hartley\u2064 Act \u200cto \u200bcompel\u2063 workers\u200b back to their jobs for 80 days. He labels\u2063 the president&#8217;s choice to abstain from action, despite \u200cthe union&#8217;s demands for higher wages, as damaging to the economy and contributing to inflation.<\/p>\n<p>Scalise highlights that many families are already struggling with rising \u200ccosts and criticizes Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris for their lack \u2064of action in \u200bcontrolling prices.\u2064 He expresses skepticism about \u200dCongress&#8217;s ability \u2064to mitigate the impact\u200b of the strike, attributing\u2064 this\u200b to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer&#8217;s unwillingness to cooperate with Republicans. Additionally, Scalise rebukes Biden&#8217;s strategy toward Iran, suggesting it \u2064is much weaker compared\u2062 to former President Donald Trump\u2019s approach.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Steve Scalise warns Biden&rsquo;s inaction on port strike will further hurt economy<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1773162\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>House Majority Leader <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/steve-scalise\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Steve Scalise<\/a> (R-LA) argued that families in the United States would be dealt with the brunt of the port <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/strike\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>strike<\/a>, and that President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a> is opting not to interfere with this issue.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/3172190\/international-longshoremens-association-strike-begins\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>The strike by the International Longshoremen&rsquo;s Association<\/a>, impacting ports along the East and Gulf coast, could be deterred if the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/menendez-we-should-stop-importing-russias-oil-up-to-biden-to-decide-if-he-wants-to-drill-more\/\" title=\"Menendez: We Should Stop Importing Russia&#039;s Oil, Up to Biden to Decide if He Wants to Drill More\">president chooses<\/a> to use the federal Taft-Hartley Act to force workers back to work for 80 days. Biden, who is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/labor-board-dismisses-union-misconduct-complaints-following-biden-purge\/\" title=\"Labor Board Dismisses Union Misconduct Complaints Following Biden Purge\">pro-union president<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/3171471\/biden-taft-hartley-port-strike-five-billion-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>has stated he will not use this act<\/a>, with Scalise blaming the president and the union members for choosing to &ldquo;wreck the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nevadas-hispanic-americans-pledge-political-independence-policies-over-personalities-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Nevada&#039;s Hispanic Americans prioritize policy over personality in politics - Washington Examiner\">economy&#038;rdquo<\/a>; with this strike.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;But they&rsquo;re already making, with overtime, over $200,000 a year in some cases, and they want to shut the economy down to get more,&rdquo; Scalise said on Fox News&rsquo;s <em>Fox and Friends<\/em>. &ldquo;Who pays for this? And this will add even more to inflation. There are a lot of families making $50,000 a year and saying, please stop adding to cost, and Biden and Harris won&rsquo;t do anything because they want to see those prices keep going up.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2626000&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=91b5b8943608691db24f7d9dbc931313\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>When asked if there is anything Congress can do to lessen the blow that this port strike could have on the United States, Scalise expressed doubt due to how Senate Majority Leader <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/chuck-schumer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Chuck Schumer<\/a> (D-NY) will not want to work with congressional Republicans. Scalise also said he would not support any legislation that would ban automation for port workers, claiming the workers want to &ldquo;go back to the <em>Flintstones<\/em>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The House majority leader was also critical of Biden&rsquo;s handling of containing Iran even after the country <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3172703\/iran-missiles-toward-israel-retaliatory-attack\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>launched roughly 200 ballistic missiles at Israel<\/a>. While the latter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-viral-x-image-does-not-show-israeli-settlers-trying-to-tear-palestinian-child-apart\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Viral X Image Does Not Show Israeli Settlers Trying To Tear Palestinian Child Apart\">country&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s military was able to stop most of the assault thanks to help from the U.S., Scalise made the case that Biden&rsquo;s approach to Iran has been much weaker than former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a>, blaming the current president for removing the sanctions that Trump implemented on Iran.<\/p>\n<p>Scalise concluded that the U.S.&rsquo;s current leadership is &ldquo;a really scary thought&rdquo; right now.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3172473\/johnson-criticizes-biden-refusal-intervene-dockworker-strike\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>has similarly been critical of Biden<\/a> for not involving himself in the port strike, stating that the administration&rsquo;s inaction will &ldquo;only exacerbate the economic pain&rdquo; that residents have felt under its leadership.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Like Biden, Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/administration\/4911841-harris-supports-striking-longshoremen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris has spoken in favor of the port strike<\/a>, stating that the workers &ldquo;deserve a fair share&rdquo; of what the shipping companies have been making. She also criticized former President Donald Trump, her opponent in the 2024 presidential election, for never delivering on the &ldquo;empty promises&rdquo; he makes to union members.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1773162\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1773162\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scalise warns Biden&#8217;s inaction on port strike will harm economy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2350136,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Scalise-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3620,38018,41590,42259,32076],"class_list":["post-2350135","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-biden","tag-economic-challenges","tag-port-strike","tag-steve-scalise","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Scalise-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2350135","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2350135"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2350135\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2350136"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2350135"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2350135"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2350135"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}