Dingell: ‘Foundation’ of Canada Blockade Is People ‘Trying to Divide Us’ and ‘Attack the Foundations of our Democracy’

BOLDUAN Miguel it s ░░░░░░░░ to have you Thank ░░░░░░░░ so much Joining me ░░░░░░░░ now for more on ░░░░░░░░ is Democratic Congresswoman from ░░░░░░░░ Debbie Dingell Congresswoman thank ░░░░░░░░ for coming in Seven ░░░░░░░░ of protests the Ambassador ░░░░░░░░ finally reopened overnight What ░░░░░░░░ the lasting impact of ░░░░░░░░ DINGELL Well the it ░░░░░░░░ good to see you ░░░░░░░░ morning Kate The fact ░░░░░░░░ the matter is is ░░░░░░░░ impact of this is ░░░░░░░░ to be felt by ░░░░░░░░ companies for weeks to ░░░░░░░░ You can t replace ░░░░░░░░ workers wages with the ░░░░░░░░ on inflation But I ░░░░░░░░ think what Miguel was ░░░░░░░░ talking about is very ░░░░░░░░ too that both sides ░░░░░░░░ the bridge Canadians in ░░░░░░░░ are very worried about ░░░░░░░░ to keep this flow ░░░░░░░░ traffic open not having ░░░░░░░░ shut down the bridge ░░░░░░░░ While the trucks were ░░░░░░░░ people think this was ░░░░░░░░ but by Sunday this ░░░░░░░░ pedestrians And it was ░░░░░░░░ Saturday afternoon and people ░░░░░░░░ actually using chill sprint ░░░░░░░░ block that bridge It ░░░░░░░░ bridge is in a ░░░░░░░░ These bridges got strip ░░░░░░░░ and family homes and ░░░░░░░░ and it s very ░░░░░░░░ it s difficult to ░░░░░░░░ it secure And I ░░░░░░░░ autos have talked to ░░░░░░░░ AUDIO GAP the I ░░░░░░░░ to the autos Traffic ░░░░░░░░ flowing things are starting ░░░░░░░░ come in today but ░░░░░░░░ s an apprehension that ░░░░░░░░ could happen any second ░░░░░░░░ that ledge of that ░░░░░░░░ of anxiety is very ░░░░░░░░ there as well BOLDUAN ░░░░░░░░ And you know the ░░░░░░░░ effects from this disruption ░░░░░░░░ Canada were far reaching ░░░░░░░░ swift which surprised a ░░░░░░░░ of people you know ░░░░░░░░ Michigan to Ohio to ░░░░░░░░ and other places One ░░░░░░░░ told me that when ░░░░░░░░ comes to the auto ░░░░░░░░ there s really no ░░░░░░░░ auto industry and Canadian ░░░░░░░░ industry It s really ░░░░░░░░ one What s the ░░░░░░░░ then here because this ░░░░░░░░ not be as you ░░░░░░░░ suggesting the last protests ░░░░░░░░ this that we see ░░░░░░░░ Well it s something ░░░░░░░░ we ve really got ░░░░░░░░ think about Here s ░░░░░░░░ I very flippantly said ░░░░░░░░ other day this is ░░░░░░░░ we need to get ░░░░░░░░ American supply chain back ░░░░░░░░ I said the next ░░░░░░░░ I shouldn t have ░░░░░░░░ so flippant they were ░░░░░░░░ plants that were down ░░░░░░░░ they re getting parts ░░░░░░░░ the American side I ░░░░░░░░ think that both sides ░░░░░░░░ to look at do ░░░░░░░░ need a supply chain ░░░░░░░░ is going to be ░░░░░░░░ on borders that are ░░░░░░░░ vulnerable So we all ░░░░░░░░ to talk about how ░░░░░░░░ re going to keep ░░░░░░░░ economy strong our national ░░░░░░░░ strong We really need ░░░░░░░░ look at who really ░░░░░░░░ is at the foundation ░░░░░░░░ this blockade why are ░░░░░░░░ doing that Quite frankly ░░░░░░░░ think they re people ░░░░░░░░ to divide us trying ░░░░░░░░ really attack the foundations ░░░░░░░░ our democracy Look at ░░░░░░░░ the real people were ░░░░░░░░ weren t truckers the ░░░░░░░░ truckers the independent trucker ░░░░░░░░ the Teamsters were all ░░░░░░░░ to this Look at ░░░░░░░░ public people in America ░░░░░░░░ are supporting this is ░░░░░░░░ we every we ve ░░░░░░░░ a right to protest ░░░░░░░░ have freedom of speech ░░░░░░░░ I can t tell ░░░░░░░░ how many protests I ░░░░░░░░ been in But when ░░░░░░░░ that right intrude upon ░░░░░░░░ s security and the ░░░░░░░░ daily income and their ░░░░░░░░ And these are very ░░░░░░░░ questions we ve got ░░░░░░░░ talk about BOLDUAN Absolutely ░░░░░░░░ s good to see ░░░░░░░░ Congressman. Thank you.”