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

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MALLIOTAKIS: "It will be devastating, I think. I think people will not be seeing things on the shelves that they're looking for. I think prices will go up. Talk about inflationary policy, there will obviously be a supply-and-demand that will drive up consumer prices and access to the goods that they need. And I don’t see the administration really talking about this issue. They say they’re looking at it, but we need more than just looking at it. We need them to engage to prevent this. We've seen something similar with the railroad strike, potentially, that could have happened, and we were the ones who intervened, members of Congress, to stop it. But I’m very concerned about this. Honestly, it’s not good for anybody, particularly a few days before the election. A month before the election, you would think this administration would be more engaged to try to prevent what could be devastating for communities across America."