RUSH TRANSCRIPT Kansas city ░░░░░░░░ an army Guy Benson ░░░░░░░░ it s great to ░░░░░░░░ here with you so ░░░░░░░░ don t usually envy ░░░░░░░░ on Capitol Hill I ░░░░░░░░ I don t I ░░░░░░░░ them Obviously but envy ░░░░░░░░ not a word I ░░░░░░░░ typically use that was ░░░░░░░░ I saw Missouri usa ░░░░░░░░ when he said this ░░░░░░░░ s do appreciate that ░░░░░░░░ on your airlines is ░░░░░░░░ is a disaster Don ░░░░░░░░ you I m slightly ░░░░░░░░ by the general attitude ░░░░░░░░ all of you hear ░░░░░░░░ flying on Your airlines ░░░░░░░░ horrible It s terrible ░░░░░░░░ I mean I say ░░░░░░░░ is a father of ░░░░░░░░ young children but I ░░░░░░░░ t tell you now ░░░░░░░░ it s a disaster ░░░░░░░░ my gosh it is ░░░░░░░░ disaster It s amazing ░░░░░░░░ the center I got ░░░░░░░░ that without dropping something ░░░░░░░░ should not have said ░░░░░░░░ is center or Josh ░░░░░░░░ Good afternoon Thank you ░░░░░░░░ being here and just ░░░░░░░░ me through what yesterday ░░░░░░░░ all about and what ░░░░░░░░ you are trying to ░░░░░░░░ these executives globe Thank ░░░░░░░░ for having to pay ░░░░░░░░ It s great to ░░░░░░░░ with you over The ░░░░░░░░ is simple These guys ░░░░░░░░ make it more money ░░░░░░░░ they know what to ░░░░░░░░ with their executives are ░░░░░░░░ paid 20 third Life ░░░░░░░░ for everybody who tries ░░░░░░░░ fly and everybody who ░░░░░░░░ listening know that if ░░░░░░░░ been to an airport ░░░░░░░░ know what it s ░░░░░░░░ Get this greed frontier ░░░░░░░░ spirit airlines just to ░░░░░░░░ two in one year ░░░░░░░░ time they spent 20 ░░░░░░░░ million dollars paying their ░░░░░░░░ employees bonuses if the ░░░░░░░░ could find somebody who ░░░░░░░░ a carry on bag ░░░░░░░░ was a little too ░░░░░░░░ and kick him off ░░░░░░░░ flight If you did ░░░░░░░░ you got a bonus ░░░░░░░░ they paid it so ░░░░░░░░ bonuses it was 20 ░░░░░░░░ million bucks That s ░░░░░░░░ these airlines are doing ░░░░░░░░ fun is they re ░░░░░░░░ to make like terrible ░░░░░░░░ the people who fly ░░░░░░░░ that the purpose and ░░░░░░░░ goal of the hearing ░░░░░░░░ ideally make flying by ░░░░░░░░ out of this That ░░░░░░░░ a positive for the ░░░░░░░░ flyer in this country ░░░░░░░░ last year was finally ░░░░░░░░ required in the law ░░░░░░░░ got it written into ░░░░░░░░ law now that if ░░░░░░░░ airline cancels your flight ░░░░░░░░ if they delay your ░░░░░░░░ so long you can ░░░░░░░░ take another one year ░░░░░░░░ can t make your ░░░░░░░░ They have to automatically ░░░░░░░░ you They can t ░░░░░░░░ you fill up papers ░░░░░░░░ can t make you ░░░░░░░░ away your rights voucher ░░░░░░░░ voucher that they ve ░░░░░░░░ a refund it automatically ░░░░░░░░ thought this for years ░░░░░░░░ we got that pass ░░░░░░░░ s the kind of ░░░░░░░░ that we can do ░░░░░░░░ I would hope One ░░░░░░░░ the things that came ░░░░░░░░ of the hearing yesterday ░░░░░░░░ that they are charging ░░░░░░░░ different rates for carry ░░░░░░░░ bags on the same ░░░░░░░░ so you might get ░░░░░░░░ a flight and get ░░░░░░░░ 15 bucks I might ░░░░░░░░ on the flight and ░░░░░░░░ charged 90 bucks lau ░░░░░░░░ take on a bag ░░░░░░░░ is ridiculous and we ░░░░░░░░ ought We are in ░░░░░░░░ gamesmanship We ought to ░░░░░░░░ them to tell us ░░░░░░░░ what are the fees ░░░░░░░░ are the raid Don ░░░░░░░░ change a modest don ░░░░░░░░ lie to us don ░░░░░░░░ engage and gamesmanship I ░░░░░░░░ it s a very ░░░░░░░░ industry center but is ░░░░░░░░ create the environment that ░░░░░░░░ for more competition which ░░░░░░░░ hopefully theoretically create a ░░░░░░░░ environment for the customer ░░░░░░░░ and that is the ░░░░░░░░ answer Pay you like ░░░░░░░░ finger on of courses ░░░░░░░░ me free market people ░░░░░░░░ know this competitions always ░░░░░░░░ answer in the big ░░░░░░░░ Right now with flying ░░░░░░░░ we ve only got ░░░░░░░░ five or As they ░░░░░░░░ collude If you look ░░░░░░░░ their ticket prices put ░░░░░░░░ little ticker up their ░░░░░░░░ prices they always move ░░░░░░░░ tandem One airline raises ░░░░░░░░ boom they re all ░░░░░░░░ all the rest of ░░░░░░░░ it immediately because they ░░░░░░░░ they can act as ░░░░░░░░ one giant cartel Basically ░░░░░░░░ s what they re ░░░░░░░░ way to get more ░░░░░░░░ into the market We ░░░░░░░░ more airlines are going ░░░░░░░░ there and and are ░░░░░░░░ to offer a good ░░░░░░░░ experience and it out ░░░░░░░░ the way that they ░░░░░░░░ treating customers right now ░░░░░░░░ they re charging you ░░░░░░░░ every little thing they ░░░░░░░░ Looking for reasons to ░░░░░░░░ you off flights Looking ░░░░░░░░ reasons to charge you ░░░░░░░░ making you pay extra ░░░░░░░░ sit next to your ░░░░░░░░ were seven eight years ░░░░░░░░ This is Of three ░░░░░░░░ our you as as ░░░░░░░░ just played in that ░░░░░░░░ and I m telling ░░░░░░░░ a flying as a ░░░░░░░░ is absolutely horrible day ░░░░░░░░ nothing to help out ░░░░░░░░ a piece families Yet ░░░░░░░░ are a large part ░░░░░░░░ their business center and ░░░░░░░░ seem to be the ░░░░░░░░ who don t understand ░░░░░░░░ While the thing is ░░░░░░░░ do understand that families ░░░░░░░░ part of our business ░░░░░░░░ it goes back to ░░░░░░░░ point about competition p ░░░░░░░░ think that they ve ░░░░░░░░ us You know that ░░░░░░░░ s nothing we could ░░░░░░░░ We don t really ░░░░░░░░ an a choice and ░░░░░░░░ is every family knows ░░░░░░░░ re stuck on a ░░░░░░░░ You try to book ░░░░░░░░ You can t get ░░░░░░░░ tickets together Then you ░░░░░░░░ go on the flight ░░░░░░░░ big people sit next ░░░░░░░░ or would you be ░░░░░░░░ to move Would you ░░░░░░░░ willing to move in ░░░░░░░░ nobody wants to do ░░░░░░░░ even hate to ask ░░░░░░░░ that s because the ░░░░░░░░ know that they could ░░░░░░░░ more money They can ░░░░░░░░ okay yeah Well let ░░░░░░░░ kid sickness sit next ░░░░░░░░ if you pay us ░░░░░░░░ additional three hundred dollars ░░░░░░░░ that see the probably ░░░░░░░░ cost to to fifty ░░░░░░░░ mean that s just ░░░░░░░░ is ridiculous It is ░░░░░░░░ won t ask you ░░░░░░░░ well Z o j ░░░░░░░░ week saying do not ░░░░░░░░ a single file A ░░░░░░░░ of bill it eat ░░░░░░░░ coming out How can ░░░░░░░░ go about the threat ░░░░░░░░ is good but in ░░░░░░░░ next couple of minutes ░░░░░░░░ can you go about ░░░░░░░░ making sure that nothing ░░░░░░░░ comes out of the ░░░░░░░░ That you know the ░░░░░░░░ people might want to ░░░░░░░░ about we need to ░░░░░░░░ them in front of ░░░░░░░░ Judiciary Committee in the ░░░░░░░░ and put them under ░░░░░░░░ of they need to ░░░░░░░░ right now The reason ░░░░░░░░ sent the letter as ░░░░░░░░ want them to know ░░░░░░░░ now We are going ░░░░░░░░ open the books on ░░░░░░░░ o j m the ░░░░░░░░ I m going to ░░░░░░░░ it my personal mission ░░░░░░░░ the do sure committee ░░░░░░░░ open the books on ░░░░░░░░ corruption in those agencies ░░░░░░░░ have gotten By with ░░░░░░░░ For years they have ░░░░░░░░ Trump They have targeted ░░░░░░░░ that have targeted pro ░░░░░░░░ they targeted christians and ░░░░░░░░ is time for them ░░░░░░░░ to pay the price ░░░░░░░░ accountability and I wanted ░░░░░░░░ know we re gonna ░░░░░░░░ it and so if ░░░░░░░░ delete stuff you shred ░░░░░░░░ you hide stuff Gonna ░░░░░░░░ out who has been ░░░░░░░░ and done it and ░░░░░░░░ these people accountable Clean ░░░░░░░░ up is to haul ░░░░░░░░ people in front of ░░░░░░░░ committee and to bring ░░░░░░░░ all out into the ░░░░░░░░ Well speaking of the ░░░░░░░░ administration center Josh Hawley ░░░░░░░░ here Let me ask ░░░░░░░░ about Pete accept that ░░░░░░░░ Trump is appointed him ░░░░░░░░ run the Department of ░░░░░░░░ How do you feel ░░░░░░░░ things are going right ░░░░░░░░ and trending for him ░░░░░░░░ it Said my intensive ░░░░░░░░ All the president s ░░░░░░░░ him in the president ░░░░░░░░ a leader My party ░░░░░░░░ just won a clear ░░░░░░░░ election he s got ░░░░░░░░ mandate I would just ░░░░░░░░ that my Republican colleagues ░░░░░░░░ at least allow these ░░░░░░░░ to go through their ░░░░░░░░ process and I to ░░░░░░░░ whether it s Pete ░░░░░░░░ or others If you ░░░░░░░░ concerns about him let ░░░░░░░░ guy testify meet with ░░░░░░░░ hear him and let ░░░░░░░░ answer questions you know ░░░░░░░░ just I think this ░░░░░░░░ to judgment the press ░░░░░░░░ pouring stuff out there ░░░░░░░░ the press All of ░░░░░░░░ slander All these accusations ░░░░░░░░ had no chance to ░░░░░░░░ to that in public ░░░░░░░░ any meaningful way He ░░░░░░░░ delighted course but hasn ░░░░░░░░ had any chance to ░░░░░░░░ for so I would ░░░░░░░░ say as who intends ░░░░░░░░ support him I just ░░░░░░░░ my colleagues give a ░░░░░░░░ shot You know hear ░░░░░░░░ him I mean let ░░░░░░░░ s go through the ░░░░░░░░ Don t make up ░░░░░░░░ minds now and and ░░░░░░░░ this and I think ░░░░░░░░ to hearing him answer ░░░░░░░░ and laying out his ░░░░░░░░ for the Department of ░░░░░░░░ people change a lot ░░░░░░░░ people s The Guy ░░░░░░░░ seal on p mundo ░░░░░░░░ in for guy this ░░░░░░░░ while center Thank you ░░░░░░░░ much for being here ░░░░░░░░ really appreciate it and ░░░░░░░░ will talk to you ░░░░░░░░ have a great deck ░░░░░░░░ for having me you ░░░░░░░░ that is Josh Hawley ░░░░░░░░ of my center is ░░░░░░░░ there in Missouri Of ░░░░░░░░ we cover both sides ░░░░░░░░ the state line Kansas ░░░░░░░░ At were on and ░░░░░░░░ does a great job ░░░░░░░░ he joins me on ░░░░░░░░ ammo one of the ░░░░░░░░ Benson show affiliates and ░░░░░░░░ s always great atmosphere ░░░░░░░░ take him on the ░░░░░░░░ side with radio Of ░░░░░░░░ he s always on ░░░░░░░░ News TV see and ░░░░░░░░ re all the time ░░░░░░░░ then that airline thing ░░░░░░░░ is just perfect.