Rep. Malliotakis: Port Strikes Would Be ‘Devastating,’ ‘Prices Will Go Up’

BARTIROMO Let me get ░░░░░░░░ take on the dockworkers ░░░░░░░░ of dockworkers at every ░░░░░░░░ East and Gulf Coast ░░░░░░░░ expected to start beginning ░░░░░░░░ next week congresswoman I ░░░░░░░░ you joined your colleagues ░░░░░░░░ urging the Biden Harris ░░░░░░░░ to intervene You sent ░░░░░░░░ letter to Biden you ░░░░░░░░ this Given the devastating ░░░░░░░░ consequences of a potential ░░░░░░░░ and the administration s ░░░░░░░░ of engagement to date ░░░░░░░░ urge you to give ░░░░░░░░ attention to this matter ░░░░░░░░ us your sense of ░░░░░░░░ impact here should they ░░░░░░░░ on strike next week ░░░░░░░░ It will be devastating ░░░░░░░░ think I think people ░░░░░░░░ not be seeing things ░░░░░░░░ the shelves that they ░░░░░░░░ looking for I think ░░░░░░░░ will go up Talk ░░░░░░░░ inflationary policy there will ░░░░░░░░ be a supply and ░░░░░░░░ that will drive up ░░░░░░░░ prices and access to ░░░░░░░░ goods that they need ░░░░░░░░ I don t see ░░░░░░░░ administration really talking about ░░░░░░░░ issue They say they ░░░░░░░░ looking at it but ░░░░░░░░ need more than just ░░░░░░░░ at it We need ░░░░░░░░ to engage to prevent ░░░░░░░░ We ve seen something ░░░░░░░░ with the railroad strike ░░░░░░░░ that could have happened ░░░░░░░░ we were the ones ░░░░░░░░ intervened members of Congress ░░░░░░░░ stop it But I ░░░░░░░░ very concerned about this ░░░░░░░░ it s not good ░░░░░░░░ anybody particularly a few ░░░░░░░░ before the election A ░░░░░░░░ before the election you ░░░░░░░░ think this administration would ░░░░░░░░ more engaged to try ░░░░░░░░ prevent what could be ░░░░░░░░ for communities across America ░░░░░░░░ Yeah Would you endorse ░░░░░░░░ 77 increase in wages ░░░░░░░░ Well I don t ░░░░░░░░ about that I think ░░░░░░░░ there needs to be ░░░░░░░░ That s the whole ░░░░░░░░ right But you need ░░░░░░░░ have somebody in there ░░░░░░░░ think look again President ░░░░░░░░ the art of the ░░░░░░░░ would be in there ░░░░░░░░ and trying to help ░░░░░░░░ Yeah good point All ░░░░░░░░ great to see you ░░░░░░░░ thank you.”